Help! Not a ball python [PIC]

So I caught what I believe to be a baby black rat snake and I tried a frozen pinkie and it has no interest whatsoever in it. Tips?



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It's Oct., what state are you in, might be in hibernation mode. Also maybe it was eating lizards and frogs etc. Also how long do you have it? It would take time to settle anyway,are you within local laws and regs. in keeping it?

Also...Eastern Milksnake?

I typically advise people to put caught animals back where they found them. Or at least in a safer place in the same area. From what I've read, wild caughts can have a hard time adjusting to captivity and may/may not eat or grow accustomed to captivity.

If you decide to keep it, give it a week before handling it again and try feeding it live to start. Depending on what it was eating until now, it may or may not adjust to what you want to feed it. The snake could've been on a diet of small frogs and lizards depending on what is avaialable in the area.

I've seen a lot of mice around here and Ive also seen a few garter snakes and toads still out, he's about 15 inches

my first question would have to be,

Why for the love of god do you "catch" a snake in the wild and take it back home? why dont you buy 1 at the many reptile shows?

please just bring that snake back to where you found it so it can do his "job" in the wild

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Originally Posted by shadowherps

So I caught what I believe to be a baby black rat snake and I tried a frozen pinkie and it has no interest whatsoever in it. Tips?



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My tip is to put him back where you found him.

Depending on the individual personality of the snake they may eat within a week of being caught or it may take months, or they may never adjust. In my experience working with some severely injured ones, if they are going to eat they'll eat right off the bat.
My advice is put him back so he has time to find a good spot to brumate. (Plus, if he's been eating frogs and lizards he probably has parasites)

It looks like a baby corn to me? 😂😂

I've got to agree with the others. Put it back where you found it.

You can get a pet snake for dirt cheap about anywhere. The reason that baby is not feeding is because there is a total shock to it's system. You've removed it form it's environment, and changed everything in it's life. It is probably stressed and you may never get it to feed.

While I find field herping fun and interesting, the key is to "tread lightly" and not upset the natural balance.

You will read over and over again that wild caught animals are often difficult to keep. While there are people who do it and succeed, it's best to let this little one go and just find a nice CB animal.