Quote Originally Posted by MrLang View Post
He knows it's food. He's stressed - probably by his surroundings. You said the weather broke recently... now is the time to make the necessary adjustments. If you have a dial thermometer reading 90 degrees up in the ambient air AND a UTH, chances are the surface temp where the snake sits is getting too hot.

Get a digital thermometer and until then I'd lower the heat on the hot end in case it is in fact too hot. A lot less harm can come from too cool than too warm when 'too cool' is still in the low 80s. They only need a 'hot spot' to digest, which your snake is not.

The cage sounds a bit large for a snake of that age. They prefer smaller spaces and can stress in open ones. The cage you described is more or less suitable for a fully grown adult, which your snake definitely is not if it's 10 months old and has refused feed for several months of that.

As stated, you need to get your temps and humidity in order using accurate electronic devices to measure them.

What is the size of the prey you are attempting to feed? How does the width of the rodent compare to the width of the snake? Try feeding something much smaller just to see if it will take it.

EDIT: Another way to help your snake feel more secure in the glass tank is the 'black out' the sides and back. This just means covering them with paper or anything you want. They really don't like to be out in the open and won't eat that way, since they're VERY vulnerable while they're swallowing prey.

Also, how big are the hides compared to the snake? They should be nice and tight fitting.


I actually said above that I turned the UTH off when it got warm again. Two sides of the tank and half of a third are blacked out and when he is in his hides it's a pretty snug fit around his body, although there is some space above his head in one of them.