Quote Originally Posted by badgerboy8608
I've had my most recent corn snake for about 2 months. After giving him a week to settle in I gave him a frozen/thawed pinkie and he struck right away. Since then he hasn't been interested in frozen/thawed so after a little while I give in and give him a live which he eats no problem. What can I do to encourage him more the direction of the thawed? How often should a young corn eat? I don't want to underfeed him but also don't want to have to feed him live all the time? Also is it ok to leave a pinkie in with the snake? I know you're not supposed to leave your snake alone with prey but is it ok for brief periods with a pinkie since it doesn't seem like it would be able to fight back against my snake? I know that was alot of questions but thanks for responses to any or all of it.
To be honest you should have kept him on eating the frozen thaweds since he allready ate one.I know you said he showed no interest at all the second time.In my experiance with corn snakes they normaly will eat ANYTHING you give them lol.What are your temps? What is his enclosure? Does he have any hides? The reasons i am asking these questions is because maybe he is stressed(maybe temps not correct or feels unsecure),they are not as bad as a ball python is in these areas(being stressed and such easily).It is ok to leave the pinky alone with him as it can not hurt him.What was the person you bought it from feeding him? Keep us posted