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Arizona Mountain Not Feeding
So I went to summer camp for BSA (Boy Scouts of America) and me and a friend staffed all week there as the "Snake Guys" (thats what they called us). The camp director happened to be an avid reptile keeper and has an amazing collection of American Kingsnakes. To thank me for my help that week he gave me a Jose Acosta (thats the name of the breeder) AZ Mountain King. The snake was $150. He came with a feeding card and hasent eaten since sometime in May. He is not full grown, he is an adolecent. I have tried giving him live pinkies many times. He is not interested and is almost afriad of it.
I heard that these snakes are very picky about what they eat and that sometimes people scent the rodents with lizards before feeding. I'm going to email the guy I got the snake from, and ask him about it. But I just wanted to come on here and ask too.
Thanks.
Ball Python-Bella
California Kingsnake-Bob
Cornsnake-Corny
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You may want to try braining the pinky as well as scenting the pinky. Try braining first.
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Ball Python-Bella
California Kingsnake-Bob
Cornsnake-Corny
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You expose the brain using a toothpick on the pinkies head. It makes it more appealing to the snake.
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0.0.1 Honduran Milk Snake 0.1.0 Gray Banded King Snake
2.0.0 Okeetee Corn Snakes 0.1.0 Apricot Pueblan Milk snake
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And you do this to a ..live pinkie?
Ball Python-Bella
California Kingsnake-Bob
Cornsnake-Corny
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If you want to. I'd use a f/t for the braining.
0.1.0 Normal Ball Python 2.0.0 BCI ?
1.0.0 Western Hognose 0.0.1 Albino Tangerine Honduran Milk Snake
0.1.0 Rosy Boa 0.1.0 Snow Motley Corn snake
0.0.1 Honduran Milk Snake 0.1.0 Gray Banded King Snake
2.0.0 Okeetee Corn Snakes 0.1.0 Apricot Pueblan Milk snake
0.0.1 Anery Corn Snake 1.2.0 Hog Island Boas
1.1.0 Colombian Rainbow Boa 0.1.0 Nicaraguan Boa
0.1.0 California King Snake 1.0.0 Solomon Island ground Boa
1.1.0 Amelanistic Nelson's Milk Snake 0.1.0 Sunglow Boa
0.0.1 Guyanan Red Tail
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Ours will only eat mice. No ASFs no rats pinkies, only mice hoppers.
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Any updates on this? Has it eaten?
0.1.0 Normal Ball Python 2.0.0 BCI ?
1.0.0 Western Hognose 0.0.1 Albino Tangerine Honduran Milk Snake
0.1.0 Rosy Boa 0.1.0 Snow Motley Corn snake
0.0.1 Honduran Milk Snake 0.1.0 Gray Banded King Snake
2.0.0 Okeetee Corn Snakes 0.1.0 Apricot Pueblan Milk snake
0.0.1 Anery Corn Snake 1.2.0 Hog Island Boas
1.1.0 Colombian Rainbow Boa 0.1.0 Nicaraguan Boa
0.1.0 California King Snake 1.0.0 Solomon Island ground Boa
1.1.0 Amelanistic Nelson's Milk Snake 0.1.0 Sunglow Boa
0.0.1 Guyanan Red Tail
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If it's a male, this is not atypical behavior. They slow way down or go off feed during the summer.
A straight edge razor will slice the pinky head in half much easier than trying to brain with a toothpick. If it has not been necessary to brain a pink in the past, do not do so yet. They can go a long time between meals.
The move may have thrown him off or he may be beginning a shed cycle.
Patience.
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