Just like Gerry asked - is it a wild caught snake?

Also like Jorge said, try a smaller prey item. Most of my NA milks would rather eat fuzzies when they could easily eat hoppers if they wanted to.

One other point to consider is that most of my NA milks have started to "shut down" for the year. Some even started in early August. Its very common for NA milks to stop eating late in the summer/early fall as they prepare for the cooler temps.

If it has good body weight, it should be fine but you need to consider to cool it down for the winter. If it is wild caught and thin, you may want to consider releasing it to let it do its thing and try to catch another one in the spring. Just a consideration.

Good luck!

Dave


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