emergency question! snake got bit! by another snake

I'm not trying to be another one of those people that go :colbert: but... That's why we should NEVER house snakes together. The best advice I can give you is to separate all the snakes and keep them separate, and the injured female should be alright as long as you keep the wounds clean. I can't stress the importance of separating at least the wounded female from the others for the sake of hygiene since she does have an open wound on her, but ultimately you should ABSOLUTELY separate all the snakes. I'm willing to bet that the reason your male isn't eating is because he's feeling threatened by the bigger females, and he's being out-competed.

Live and learn. You now have the answers, so run with it.

thanks to everyone, i was prepared for being told i was doing wrong, i knew i was but its all i could do now until i get a new place for my corn snakes, i held the snake and she does look okay, and as i mentioned in the first post, they are only in the same tank because im looking into whats best for them, i do have plastic containers for my hamsters and rodents, wich has humidity but since i dont have a measurement for it, i dont know if its too humid or not, i have a heater in the room to make sure nothing gets too cool and my snakes dont seem to eat unless im watching them.

I know it was bad but they also only eat while in the tank, im assumeing the previous owner fed them in the tanks, i gave my skinny snake a mouse and she ate it, but she was looking for more so i gave her one more mouse, i watched her half way and went to pay attention to the other snakes and when i turned back to her she was back in her box and the mouse was dead by her tail.

Now, i accept any and all things said, im just glad that my snake IS going to be okay, i will get pictures of her if shes feeling okay, ill go check her when im done writing this, I know you all probably think im a bad owner but honestly i just have to do the best i can while i wait to get paid to get the best for my snakes that i can, and it wasnt a male that got bit, someone thought it was, it was my second biggest female thats shedding, her eyes are still blue.

I feel really bad for whats happened to my ball pythons and again i know its completely my fault, and i know the rules, the male was with the skinny girl but someone told me that was a bad idea so i removed him, wich is the only reason he is in with the 2 girls.

Also for those who still dont know from my other post, i weighed the skinny girl and some how she weighs 1300 grams (wich is strange because you can feel her bones...)

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Originally Posted by L.West

Ok, I just have to say this: Why is that the keepers that break all the "husbandry rules" seem to have the snakes the pound food. Yet, I follow everything by the book and mine are off feed - I just don't get it.

Just had to say it.

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dont feel bad, one of mine is off feed and i still dont know why, ive been told many ways to try to get them to eat, yeah the females have no problem but the male does, hes not eaten since i got him

okay, i just checked on her like i said i was and shes back in the first hide, in the heat, and she seems okay, i took pictures, i dont know how great they will show her face, she didnt want me terribly close. i also took a picture of the rat i was told that the snakes should be eating 2 of every couple weeks, the tank is a 10 gallon so hes pretty big, and he also said that if they dont eat dip the rat in chicken broth and the snake will eat it, is that even safe?

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and my cat who likes to be around the snakes...

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the corn snakes (Anery, Snow, AmelxSnow, ClassicxMotley)

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what i did was i gave the two girls their own hide box over the heat and i moved the hamsters to give the male his own housing in the 60quart container, i know its probably too big for him but its all i got that i know has humidity in the room

I can't read this post anymore. You make me nervous. You have some beautiful snakes I hope you can get it together and get them situated before you do start breeding. I'm not trying to be mean I know your doing the best you can.

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Originally Posted by DellaF

I can't read this post anymore. You make me nervous. You have some beautiful snakes I hope you can get it together and get them situated before you do start breeding. I'm not trying to be mean I know your doing the best you can.

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yes i know they are beautiful wich is why im trying with what i have, what do you expect to happen over less then 24 hours? anyways, if you decide to check back at a later day when i am able to get what i need they will be much happier im sure

I hope you are not taking everything to heart because everyone is just trying to help you. But when you post all the snakes you did and all the bp's dont look to be in great health alot of us that took the time and saved to get where we got just get worried for the snakes health.

There just needs to come a time where someone offers u a snake and u have to say no because u cant care for it. When I ordered my two babies online I had to run out and spend 86$ on stuff to care for them for two days befor everything I needed came. Befor you go into it there just needs to be the idea of what you will spend and save some on the side incase a thermostat goes or a vet visit.

if you have any questions about a rack or anything let me know I posted my pic of my rack in your prev thread

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Originally Posted by L.West

Ok, I just have to say this: Why is that the keepers that break all the "husbandry rules" seem to have the snakes the pound food. Yet, I follow everything by the book and mine are off feed - I just don't get it.

Just had to say it.

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Snakes are like women. If you dote on them and try to be perfect, they are not interested; however, break the rules a bit and be a bit of an ass and they will fall all over you. The balls respond to those breeders the same way a chick would!