Why won't my baby eat?

[xKxLxHx]

4 weeks is a little long for a juvie. I would try a live mouse.
Are you sure you are feeding appropriately sized meals?

Yes, I was told no bigger than the width of the snake, and it's just about right, and it's the same size it was being fed before.

Since you have already double and triple checked the temps and such, I won't bother to ask you about that. Are you offering multiple hides? (ones that are small and tight?) You may want to consider adding some crumpled up newspaper to the enclosure to help with security. It's definitely not normal for a young snake to fast for that long.

What are you currently offering, and how do you prepare it before feeding?

Yes, I have two of the same hide, one on the hot side and one on the cold side, to prevent favoring. Where should I put the newspaper? And I'm using thawed fuzzies, thawed to room temperature using no water.

Are you heating up the prey in the same way? Using water washes off all the good smell. You can also try dousing it in dirty rat/mouse bedding. I have had good luck with that.

JonV

I used warm water the first time, then the rest I just let it thaw out normally using room temperature.


I just don't understand why it completely avoids it. And I haven't and WON'T force feed or make it angry to eat unless it goes for a long, long time.