grrr..

[krazypunk1018]

time to see the vet!

omg why would i need to see the vet? i've been told it might not eat cause it's winter too? i have another ball and she's mine, and she's doing erfectly mine and she's a baby too...

[Kaorte]

leave the snake alone for the next week. Then go to the pet store and ask for some gerbil poop. Its a weird question to ask but people have used this method with great success. Normally i would say try a baby gerbil but they are hard to come by. Rub the gerbil poop onto the hopper or what ever your trying to fed the snake and let it sit for a few hrs in with the snake in total darkness. This may do the trick. The snake is prob stressed or your temps arnt up to par.

I have heard of rubbing ASF or gerbil bedding on a feeder but not POOP. that is just disgusting.

First of all, I would get the snake two identical tight fitting hides. Then I would make sure your temps are correct and your heat source is controlled.

Then, fill the enclosure with crumpled newspaper or computer paper. This will help give the snake more cover and hopefully feel safer. In one week, offer the snake a live hopper mouse if you can.

[BallsUnlimited]

I have heard of rubbing ASF or gerbil bedding on a feeder but not POOP. that is just disgusting.

First of all, I would get the snake two identical tight fitting hides. Then I would make sure your temps are correct and your heat source is controlled.

Then, fill the enclosure with crumpled newspaper or computer paper. This will help give the snake more cover and hopefully feel safer. In one week, offer the snake a live hopper mouse if you can.

disgusting yes. but it has worked in the past. And im not saying cover the rodent in it either. Just a small swipe so it picks up the sent. I can totally see someone taking it the wrong way and covering the rodent in the poop lol

[gwood267]

leave the snake alone for the next week. Then go to the pet store and ask for some gerbil poop. Its a weird question to ask but people have used this method with great success. Normally i would say try a baby gerbil but they are hard to come by. Rub the gerbil poop onto the hopper or what ever your trying to fed the snake and let it sit for a few hrs in with the snake in total darkness. This may do the trick. The snake is prob stressed or your temps arnt up to par.

i agree unless you are in california. i have also heard hamsters but never tried.

[krazypunk1018]

I have heard of rubbing ASF or gerbil bedding on a feeder but not POOP. that is just disgusting.

First of all, I would get the snake two identical tight fitting hides. Then I would make sure your temps are correct and your heat source is controlled.

Then, fill the enclosure with crumpled newspaper or computer paper. This will help give the snake more cover and hopefully feel safer. In one week, offer the snake a live hopper mouse if you can.

so many different things i can try, you think this would really help?

[BallsUnlimited]

so many different things i can try, you think this would really help?

you will have to first make sure your temps are good. If your temps arnt up to par that could be one of the many reasons. Do what ever you have to do to make sure it feels safe and dont try and feed it every day. The poop rub has worked wonders on a few of my picky eaters. You may have to try 4 or 5 different things to see what works but that just comes with this hobby.

[Kaorte]

so many different things i can try, you think this would really help?

many users on this site have used crumpled up newspaper to get a snake back on feed due to stress issues.

Your snake looks stressed in that picture. It would definitely be worth a shot to crumple up some paper and trow it in for a week rather then buying a bunch of different rodents.

[angllady2]

I would certainly try the newspaper thing. It's cheap and clean and easy to do.

Give the snake several days and then try a live pinky rat if you can.

I also had a very stubborn baby who would not eat. She went for over a month and was loosing a lot of weight for something so tiny. I tried f/t, live fuzzy mice, live hoppers, nothing would get her to eat. I finally gave her a new hide, made from an upside down dark blue plastic cereal bowl with a little door cut in it. The next feeding day she took one live hopper, but no more.

I kept struggling with her, she would only take one prey and only a very small one for her size. That worked four times, then she stopped eating again. I was about to tear my hair out in fustration with her. Then, I finally managed to find a live fuzzy rat. At first she ignored it, just like the mice. Then, just when I had given up and was going to remove it, she hit it. She must have held that rat in coil for 25 minutes before she ate it, but she did eat. So there is something to be said for trying a rat instead of a mouse.

I have two extremely shy snakes right now, and if I'm not super careful with them, they go off feed. Another thing I found that can help is to mostly cover the cage when offering food. It's the same principal as turning out the lights, and it has worked for me several times.

Gale

[krazypunk1018]

I would certainly try the newspaper thing. It's cheap and clean and easy to do.

Give the snake several days and then try a live pinky rat if you can.

I also had a very stubborn baby who would not eat. She went for over a month and was loosing a lot of weight for something so tiny. I tried f/t, live fuzzy mice, live hoppers, nothing would get her to eat. I finally gave her a new hide, made from an upside down dark blue plastic cereal bowl with a little door cut in it. The next feeding day she took one live hopper, but no more.

I kept struggling with her, she would only take one prey and only a very small one for her size. That worked four times, then she stopped eating again. I was about to tear my hair out in fustration with her. Then, I finally managed to find a live fuzzy rat. At first she ignored it, just like the mice. Then, just when I had given up and was going to remove it, she hit it. She must have held that rat in coil for 25 minutes before she ate it, but she did eat. So there is something to be said for trying a rat instead of a mouse.

I have two extremely shy snakes right now, and if I'm not super careful with them, they go off feed. Another thing I found that can help is to mostly cover the cage when offering food. It's the same principal as turning out the lights, and it has worked for me several times.

Gale

yea i'll try the newspaper thing and maybe a different hide or two, i mean he doesn't look he's losing weight but again i see him all the time and it's hard to notice small changes when you constantly look at something, after the newspaper thing i think you mention give it about a week and i'll try a fuzzy rat, i'm just worried, i mean it's my brothers snake but he's only 9 so i'm taking care of it which i don't mind

[BPelizabeth]

While I agree with everyone...the fact that he is a hatchling and has only eaten once and nothing in 3 weeks scares me a bit. They can loose weight so quickly as babies. Try this stuff and if it doesn't work I might call the breeder and ask for some assistance. He may need assist feed