Hi,
It's a sad fact they not all of them will survive no matter what we do.
Last year I only had two cornsnakes hatch and neither one ate well.
One in particular just never showed any intrest in food. I struggled with her trying everything I could think of and eventually resorting to force feeding when it became obvious she was at deaths door.
She was force fed periodically for about four months trying to do it as little as possible while trying to get her to feed on her own inbetween times.
While she pooped and P'd ok she never did seem to get any real benefit from force feeding (probably due to the stress involved ) but it did keep her alive.
Then she just started losing muscle tone and becoming really lethargic in a shockingly short period of time. In the space of 4 days she went from skinny but otherwise ok to being unable to pull herself up if held by the front third and taking at least 20 seconds to right herself when placed on her back.
By the time monday came to get to the vets she was already dead when I came through.
The male however got the idea that feeding was a good thing within a couple of months and is happily devouring as many mouse fuzzies as I care to offer him.
In the end it is a noble thing that you tried to help this little one and the sad ending shouln't put you off. No matter how we try we can't save them all.
dr del
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Originally Posted by joepythons
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