Yea that is a long time Misty. When I have had snakes like that I just go through what ever tricks I can do. I may change the food, trying to find something he is interested in. rats mice and er other rodents available. Although I hate getting things hooked on odd food items, but at 5 months I would try.



Also temp changes, my first option is always a bit warmer, then I may actually try a week or so cooler. Kind of a semi brumation to get him to snap out of it. If you can get him to strike (probably not, but it works great with babies) I "slap feed" forceps, sometime they strike and grab it, if he gets it in his mouth get away not to distract him at all. Again I've used this with great success in babies, adult corns just do not strike.



Then also change substrate. Some people use wild mice (be careful on that).



But if he was big enough to brumate, he must be at least 3'? At some point I will say enough is enough. At that size I'd put a pinky rat in his mouth, not a full force feed and see if he is willing to take it down. I would start small to get his stomach going again. Try to start by just getting the feed items head hooked on his teeth so when he tries to back up it does not fall out right away. Again, they are so easily distracted so make sure there is nothing to do that. You, maybe a view of other snakes etc. To me, if they take it down like this that is the best type of "force feed". Yea you put it in his mouth, but he also willing took it down. If he doesn't, try a few times, keeping in note the stress on the snake. If no success try a little further after a day or so for him to rest.



I wish you the best of luck, corns usually come around, even if you have to make them.



tom





>>One of my male's last meal was two weeks before I brumated him back in November. He has still been refusuing food. He has shrunk considerably. When can I expect him to start eating again? 5 months just seems like a crazy long time to not eat. If mating season does not end until may, he may not eat for 7 months. I offer food all the time, even keep him in a container over night with it. He is not deathly skinny, or anything, but what is the max time until I should start to worry and maybe even force feed? I will try the feeding tricks that I use for hatchling before force feeding, of course. I just want to know if 5 months or more is normal. My other male that is still refusing food did not start brumation until late december and he is still looking good.

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>>Stress is when you wake up screaming and then you realize that you haven't gone to sleep yet.

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>>2.3.0 bearded dragons

>>0.1.0 water dragon

>>1.3.0 leopard geckos

>>12.20.0 corn snakes

>>1.1.0 jungle corns

>>2.3.0 king snakes

>>1.1.0 false water cobras

>>1.0.0 royal (Ball) pythons

>>0.1.0 kenyan sand boa

>>1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake

>>0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake

>>0.1.0 rat snake

>>0.0.2 prairie ringneck snakes

>>0.1.0 chilean rose hair tarantula

>>1.1.0 emperor scorpions

>>1.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrots

>>0.1.0 German Shepherd hybrid dog
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1.3 Bearded Dragons

6 baby female Western hognose, 3.5 adults some friend some mine,,,building breeding stock)

1 Corn snake (bloodred) 0.2 1 MIA In the house I hope

1 baby creamcycle 0.1

2 Okeettes I think? 1.1 youngens

ochrocephala oratrix 0.0.1? Adult, and a killer!

ochrocephala auropalliata 0.0.1? Adult

2.0 Dogs,

0.2 Cats,,

0.1 Wives, (Long term captive!,, I mean ME!)

1.1 Kids (Paininthearsius takamemonii) J/K great kids

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