Quote Originally Posted by JLC View Post
He still may be feeling insecure. Try this trick:

Crunch a bunch of sheets of newspaper into loose balls and fill the tank with them. This gives the snake a feeling of living in a burrow as it can feel something all around it even when it's slithering around. It can "hide" even when it's not in its little caves. Let those sit for a week and then try to feed. If you have a successful feed...pull a few papers out and feed again the following week. Each week, remove a few more papers until eventually the cage is paper free.

If you try this, you may need to switch to a small water bowl (they only really need enough to drink from...soaking is entirely optional). You'll want to leave a small gap above the bowl so the papers don't get wet. Once you get it set up, don't mess with the enclosure at all except to give fresh water. You can start handling the snake after it's had a few successful meals.

Good luck!

Not to Hijack the thread... I tried this out just now. Got a whole bunch of sale ads, crumbled them up, put them in there and forgot about it. She normally doesn't come out in the day so I wasn't expecting anything from her. Like 3-4 mins later, I hear the paper crackling and she's already out exploring what's new in her tank! I think this helped her feel WAY more secure, as she hardly ever comes out and now she's out exploring, not even going near the top of the tank like she would normally.

My first feedings haven't been ideal, being misinformed from the breeder, so I think once I offer her food in a week, she'll probly take it.

Thanks a ton!