Getting a Kingsnake Eating

[Werewolves]

I got mine as an adult as well, of unknown age. I am guessing she is older based on how dull her scales are.

While mine will eat with no problems even during a shed, around this time of year, Nibbler begins to slow down. She will take the mouse if I put it in front of her face. Otherwise, she is not active in her enclosure and spends the majority of her time sleeping. As we progress into winter, her behavior changes into where she don't want to be bothered. I can poke her with a mouse all day and she would 'shrug' it off and sometimes let out a little hiss.

So to answer your questions, imo, go ahead and switch her over to her new enclosure. However, focus more on adding hides than decor because she may just want to be left alone, at least, for the first 2 weeks and see how active she is. Unlike bp, if your snake is as big as mine (about 4.5 feet), then that extra floor space will eventually be used. Offer feeding every other week. After she settles down in her new cage, watch for any signs of her flicking her tongue a lot when you open the cage door, moving around a lot especially dusk or dawn, etc.

I would keep offering f/t at least 2 more times before trying live. Make sure to warm it up properly. If it won't take it from you, leave it on a plate and let her decide.

Both my kings would slow down drastically on feedings during the winter. My male wouldn't eat from Nov-March. I'd usually have to offer a live prey item to break his fasts. The female wouldn't totally go off feed but she'd only eat sporadically in the winter. If your girl was eating live exclusively before you got her I'd probably stick with that for the first few attempts and I'd offer food biweekly. If she refuses more than 3 times I'd start offering food once a month until she decides to eat again. You can also try offering an asf or chick and see if that entices her.

I really hope it is simply just the time of year like that. I'll offer every other week for now and try to be patient. She is in fact a bit over 4ft and is fairly active in her 36x18in quarantine tub, so I don't doubt that she'd make full use of her 48x24 permanent cage.