Why won't my baby eat?

[tigerlily]

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.


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.



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.

I would fill up the entire bottom of the enclosure with loosely crumpled up newspaper. It's just to help the snake feel more secure.

Just curious, are you offering rats or mice? It sounds a bit small to me,in either case, but I would offer what it was previously eating.

My best suggestion would be to add the crumpled up newspaper first. Wait for about 3 days, then offer prey. Since it is frozen/thawed, I would allow it to thaw out next to the enclosure in a plastic bag. Once it is thawed, I would get a tub of warm water and raise the temperature of the prey by soaking it the bag in the water. Then offer the prey, but make sure not to disturb the snake (no removing hides or anything like that). If the snake does not take it then I would put the prey in the cage overnight. (you can put it on a paper plate if you use wood bedding) If the fuzzy is not consumed overnight, toss it. Hopefully, by morning you won't even have to worry about it.

I hope this helps.