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Rextiles
at Mon Mar 18 23:24:40 2013 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Rextiles ]
I have witnessed a tendency for some snakes to have a hard time adjusting when their environment has changed regardless of the generality of environmental conditions being met. The best advice I can give is to give the snake time to adjust and better yet, don't try so hard to get the snake to eat by offering it food so often. Most healthy snakes, hognose included, can fast 30-60 days with no real detrimental effect. However, it's a common problem with people new to hognose to offer them food too frequently when the animal is in no mood to eat, this can often lead to the animal being turned off completely and just getting pissy every time food is offered. If your snake is healthy and adequate weight for it's size, I would only offer it food every 7-10 days for 2-3 weeks and only after a month of non-eating would I consider scenting. It's also possible that your snake might be going into the shedding process which can alter a snakes eating behavior, sometimes 2 weeks in advance prior to going into blue.
The bottom line is patience. If your snake was eating unscented before, it will most likely eat unscented again. The best advice I can give you is to not move it anymore from housing to housing so it can adjust to one place and to just give it more time between offering food.
Hope that is helpful. 
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Troy Rexroth
Rextiles
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RE: Switching Scents - Rextiles, Mon Mar 18 23:24:40 2013