Snakes are nocturnal, they are active at night. This is why you don't see it do much.

Moving from side to side is being active. If he wasn't going cool/warm, then I would be worried.

These animals don't jump up to lick you or do anything like that... just because he is not moving doesn't mean he's sleeping.

Some snakes don't like hides, some may not trust them right away, some just seem to push them away like they are in the way of their 'space'.

If the snake ate it's first meal F/t, and well, I don't know why you would try to go to live or stunned.. but anyway, stick with what works!

Maybe I missed it, but what were the temps on the cool side, hot side, and ambient temps?

Chances are likely that even though you were told it is a CBB snake, it may be an import, or farmed baby. These usually come loaded with parasites and are known for not eating and giving other problems.
Sure, they can be treated, and fixed, but this is not ideal for a beginner or normal keeper. Why buy sick and then spend to fix when you can just buy healthy for almost the same exact price...

Also, you feed in the tub... I guess you believe you are doing something good by not feeding him in his cage and whatnot.. and while many people think this is good, you may not have thought about how cold the tub is... or how different it is than what he's used to.

If you take a snake out of it's enclosure/habitat, and toss it in a cold tub, with you overhead watching, I wouldn't find it strange if none of the snakes would eat. And if this does work with the others, that doesn't mean it's right... that just means you've gotten it to work.
I would suggest another cage or tub, even a box.


The good thing is, coming on a forum like this and explaining so much gets you the experience you need to do beter... people chime in, you get others opinions, you get tips from people that have been doing it well for years...

Keep in mind some books we may read may be 10-20-30 years old! and written by people who may have had a good amount of knowledge o the subject, or they may have been the only ones with *enough* knowledge just to write that book.

Either way, actually keeping these animals and working with them daily will give you tips, tricks, and options that may not be available in these books.

The way I see it, if you are scared to ask questions or make mistakes, you are basically scared of succeeding.

So good job on coming here...

Best wishes... Joe
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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

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