How is your tank set up? water bowl, branch and hide spot, katee aspen beddingOriginally Posted by dalvers63
If the snake doesn't take the mouse within the first few minutes, you can be pretty sure it isn't going to eat.
How is your tank set up?
What are his temps/humidity?
Hide boxes?
What size tank is he in and how big is he?
You say you got him 7 days ago - since then what have you done with the snake? Any handling at all?
Personally, I feel there is no reason to remove him from him cage to feed him. You stand more of a chance of stressing out a new snake doing that than you do feeding him in his cage. You will be in the cage more often to change water, handle and clean than you will be to feed so there is nothing to worry about in regards to him thinking there is always food (if that's the reason the person gave you for not feeding in the tank).
Give us some more information to go on and we'll see if we can get it sorted out!
What are his temps/humidity? 83-88 day 78-85 night humidity 18-25
Hide boxes? only one right now
What size tank is he in and how big is he? 20 gal terrarium he is 22 inches right now
You say you got him 7 days ago - since then what have you done with the snake? Any handling at all?we made sure he has spent plenty of time in his terrarium to get used to it and we have had him out to get used to us. when we first got him he was very head shy and he isnt anymore so he is used to us now.
his feed tank is probably a 2/3 gal plastic "reptile tote" i put some of the "kaytee aspen bedding" in there also to make him feel "at home" more.
now that we have the female also we are "cohabitating" them in the same tank for now until they get bigger so i dont want to feed him there so he gets his food and when the time comes she will get hers. i know he knows my scent and i also know to use tongs (or something of the sort) when feeding and also dont get the scent of the mouse on me.
thank you for your help
herbd
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