I'm just hoping for the sake of your snake that you can make this all work...I assume this is your first snake? It shouldn't be this hard for you with a 1st snake...it just
shouldn't, & it's a tough lesson to learn.I have (in the past) bred a few kinds of snakes & sold the offspring, but they were always very well-started first, with a
written feeding record, care sheet, & date of hatch or birth; I was never "commercially-minded" about it...I cared "too much" about each snake being a success & prefer
just keeping snakes for fun (or working with rescues). You're pretty much stuck with this snake so I REALLY hope she didn't come with mites, but I wouldn't put much
past this source at this point.
Yes, mice or rats with eyes closed...totally safe to feed. Either one only bites back once their eyes open. (I've always raised my own rodents & used to sell them also.)
California king snakes normally accept f/t easily...it concerns me that yours doesn't want to eat despite not being handled & having proper hides & temps. You're correct
that you want her eating f/t before she needs to size up. You made a good choice for the kind of snake, just picked the wrong place & way to buy. Good luck!
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