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Re: Hard time switching to frozen, strange day time behavior
 Originally Posted by Danya
Yeah, I shouldn't have handled him much at all. I'm very new to the snake hobby so I have a hard time telling if my snake is stressed or not. My bad on the feeding too, I just don't want him starving even though I know he's probably fine. I can't offer him a live hopper because I don't really know where I could get just one. My parents would also be very unhappy with me if I had to keep mice, and finally, if I did somehow just get one, what would I do with it if my snake wouldn't want it(and just feeding a frozen mouse makes me feel a little bit sad)? I don't think anyone really told me what his strange longing to come out in the daytime means.]
All stuff that should have been figured out BEFORE bringing an animal home.
PLEASE DO NOT try assist feeding this poor snake again. You are causing WAY more damage than good. Leave the snake COMPLETELY alone for a week and try offering again. If the snake doesn't eat try again in a week. Repeat...
NO HANDLING during this time. Wait til the snake is eating consistently before handling. You'll have this snake 20+ years, plenty of time for handling.
There are 2 major reasons snakes don't eat 1) is husbandry and 2) is stress.
Your husbandry sounds pretty good, but did I read that there is only 1 hide?? You need 2.
So, now the obvious answer is STRESS!!! Leave the snake COMPLETELY alone so he can relax and get comfortable. A scared, stressed snake will NOT eat, and you've got yourself a scared, stressed snake.
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