Some suggestions please! Urgent

Thanks everyone! :)

Just and update:

I put him in a smaller cage, added plants etc....

But he still won't eat, and still strikes at me this was today. I left him completed alone, the whole week, and when I tried to feed him he strikes? :confused::confused::confused::confused: :(:mad::tears:


Any suggestions

This sounds like typical stress related behavior. Chances are very good that the breeder had him in a plastic tub in a rack system. I am assuming your tank is glass. He feels like he is in the middle of the desert and everything is out to get him. He sees you as a threat, he is stressed, and as long as he is stressed he will not eat. He needs to be moved to a 6qt plastic tub. Ball up newspaper and fill the tub. He needs to look like there is no way he could crawl around in the tub, completly filled with balled up paper. Keep him in a very low traffic area that is also kinda dark. Leave him another week then offer a live mouse. Feed him in the 6qt tub, paper still in place. Place the mouse in there and leave him alone, check on him in about 30 minutes.

Thanks :)

Another update, tried everything as suggested and still no success???


Should I buy another, hiding spot for him? Should I try to build a mini rack, like the one he was in at the breeder?


Please I really need your knowledge :oops:

Ok so right now he is in a 6 qt with 1 hide and a water bowl, correct?
Are temps good? 90ish hot and 80ish cool
Try cover 3 sides (outside) with duct tape. Leaving the small front with the water bowl only exposed. Place the tub in a closet and keep the door shut (add a light for some "day light if wanted). This should help keep traffic down, more secure tub and hopefully all this together will help him to eat.
Also what food are you offering? I would try and live hopper (if on mice) or a fuzzy rat (if on rats). These two types of prey can't really bite the snake (still weaning off mother) at that age and are small for the snake to feel MUCH bigger than them so maybe eating will happen. Both prey will be LIVE and leave the tub. If you feel comfortable with leaving the prey in there (should be fine with no risk of bites) then check every hour. If your paranoid, then crack open a book or surf the web and wait til you hear a yell from the prey and/or a hit from the snake.

Also post up some pics of the setup.

I had his saved from doing my searching way back when, hope this helps!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5006/...19b2438cef.jpg
SSPX0192 by Mitsumike, on Flickr

Any updates? Did he eat?