Quote Originally Posted by nikkubus View Post
I had a corn snake (the only one who wraps when eating for me) that didn't strike. I had set prey down in her tub, and she coiled it like she was cuddling it, and slowly, little by little over the course of 15 mins her coil went from being loose on the ground, to wrapping vertically around the prey. After a good 15-20 mins of this, she decided to give it a good sniff, looking like she was going to try and eat it, but she didn't let her grip loose like they usually do at this point, and then turned her head away and just stayed wrapped. About an hour later, she was still doing this, so I tried to take it away to throw out, and that movement got her excited again and she gripped it tightly, not wanting to let go. Then back to sniffing, and giving up again but remaining coiled. So I had to uncoil her from it manually to get it away from her, desperately not wanting to let go. Such a silly girl. She is usually my best eater of the corns and does what she is supposed to, and quickly.
I wish they could just tell us what they're thinking! Maybe her hesitation had to do with going into shed? I'm sure snakes can feel that before we can see it, & many avoid eating at that time. Otherwise, I dunno?