Picky eater.

[Rain_Flower]

I got a baby snow cornsnake, and it will not eat. I tried feeding it the tiniest live pinkie I could find but it wasn't interested at all. Any ideas of what I could do to get her to eat something?
Please and thank you!
Courtney

 

[Mushroom Spore]

Where did you get it? What was it eating before you got it? How long have you had it, when was the last meal, what's the enclosure/temps like, is it being handled a lot, etc?

This will narrow down the problem massively, otherwise any suggestions are just taking shots in the dark.

 

[arachnofein909]

If you just got your cornsnake you should let it settle in for a week if you had it for a week already try feeding at night you should get a better response or it could be ready to hibernate (brumate) it is this time of the year they start to refuse feeding can't be sure unless you post more info.

 

[GailC]

Get a anole and rub it around on the pinkies face, some hatchlings can be picky about eating mice. I keep a frozen anole just for problem feeders, I cut a very small piece of skin from it and stick it to the pinkies nose.
I seem to think you have crested geckos? if so you can also try a piece of shed from them.

 

[REAL]

I say you should give it some time before trying to feed it anything.

Some animes require more adaptive time than others, give it some time and try again.

 

[Rain_Flower]

I got it at the reptile expo in portland.. That was about two weeks ago now. It was labeled as a picky eater, but it is so pretty, and I don't mind the hassle. It doesn't get handled too often... maybe five minutes once or twice a week. The people I got it from told me that it will only eat live day old pinkies. Tried that, didn't work.
Thanks for the help!

 

[Aztek]

Put it in the feeding container with a top alone with the mouse.

That's what I did and it ate.


I got a baby corn snake too

 

[arachnofein909]

yeah try a feeding container and put it somewhere dark thats how I got my tiny milksnake to eat and you shouldn't hold your cornsnake for a couple weeks to let it settle in holding it would only strees it more.

 

[REAL]

wow I've been accidently saying anime instead of animal for awhile now....

I've noticed it a lot haha...

 

[Rain_Flower]

I'll try putting it in the dark and see if that works... I really don't hold her that much, but I'll not do it for awhile before I try feeding again.
Thanks for the help guys!

 

[Ted]

just leave it with the pinkies for a day..i have done this many times with picky eaters.
sometimes it just takes a day or so of being left 100% alone with the food.