#Snake force feeding plus

You might also want to add some avipro plus to your snakes water to give your snake a bit of a nutritional boost. * Live feeding - this should only ever be done as a last resort and by an experienced person. * Choose the next smallest size of rodent. * Leave prey in overnight вЂ“ corns prefer to hunt at night * Scenting by wiping scent of a different prey item (rabbit fur rubbed on mice seems a particularly tasty scent for corn snakes and has given me great success) * Trying a variety of colours of prey вЂ“ some snakes will only take dark furred rodents * Teasing the snake by moving the dead prey item around the cage with forceps to mimic live prey. * Breaking prey open to release the scent of blood

Only offer food weekly at most, offering too often will make it a habit for the snake to refuse and will become normal for the snake to do so. so the first thing you need to do is reduce any possible stressors such as move the enclosure to a quieter place if possible, leave snake well alone and only disturbed to change water, provide more cover if necessary etc. The snake may simply still not feel very settled, this could be because of too much happening outside the enclosure (noises from tv, people or other pets, too many people passing enclosure etc), not enough hides or cover so feels over exposed, overly disturbed (looked at or handled too often) etc. It is very common for new snakes not to eat due to the stress of moving from one environment to somewhere else completely different. I increased the temperature, but nothing. Temperature is definately fine, drinking and pooing fine, active enough.the guy in the shop and I have no idea why, but he thinks it might be the weather. When food is presented the snake just acts like it's not there, instead crawling up the walls as usual Swallowed by itself a few times, but now seems to have forgotten how again. Now, as a last resort, the guy in the shop and I tried assist feeding, which didn't work, and then force feeding bits of mouse and rat tails just to keep him/her alive. Tease feeding in desperation (Aware this could make things worse, but desperate at this point) Smaller setup, now about the size of two plastic locust boxesД¤. Once I got him/her home& into setup, made sure the temp etc was fine obviously, on mat stat and everything, but since then he/she hasn't fed once for me. When I bought him/her, the shop guy said that he/she has had a few feeds and a shed. I've had my little snow corn since the beginning of october.

Snake force feeding