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I was really hoping not to have to re-open this thread. To keep it short my friends corn snake (14", 7-8 months old, 11.8 grams) who refused to eat for the longest time finally ate! ...she regurgitated, after 2 days in the stomach it appeared as if it wasn't even being digested, the flesh was still on it. It is still behaving as any other snake I've seen. It refused to eat a brained mouse, and a brained rat (trust me, she could smell it). The strange thing is though, she pooped when we were offering food...:? almost as if she was holding onto the last meal (2 pinkie mice). I am flabbergasted, she shows no weakness, but hasn't eaten in over 3 months. She dosn't look skinny or anything!
Questions:
Can someone tell me the proper weight for this snake please?
What's the longest a snake has gone without eating?
She couldn't of been in a burmative state (I think) the tank has a heat pad and their room is usually about 75-80 from the other tank's heating. Has access to water.
She hasn't shed in this time either yet, but she's getting close, slowly. Should we wait for the next shed, or just force-feed her and hope she takes it?
Any and all advice is highly appreciated, thanks in advance.
I was really hoping not to have to re-open this thread. To keep it short my friends corn snake (14", 7-8 months old, 11.8 grams) who refused to eat for the longest time finally ate! ...she regurgitated, after 2 days in the stomach it appeared as if it wasn't even being digested, the flesh was still on it. It is still behaving as any other snake I've seen. It refused to eat a brained mouse, and a brained rat (trust me, she could smell it). The strange thing is though, she pooped when we were offering food...:? almost as if she was holding onto the last meal (2 pinkie mice). I am flabbergasted, she shows no weakness, but hasn't eaten in over 3 months. She dosn't look skinny or anything!
Questions:
Can someone tell me the proper weight for this snake please?
What's the longest a snake has gone without eating?
She couldn't of been in a burmative state (I think) the tank has a heat pad and their room is usually about 75-80 from the other tank's heating. Has access to water.
She hasn't shed in this time either yet, but she's getting close, slowly. Should we wait for the next shed, or just force-feed her and hope she takes it?
Any and all advice is highly appreciated, thanks in advance.