>>I have a cornsnake that is around a year old I guess. (around 2-3 feet long) She has always ate great, ever since she was a baby. All of the sudden the past few weeks she stopped eating. I have no idea why. She still comes out and moves around the cage at night like she's hungry and hunting or something, but then she wont eat. I have tired live and prekilled. What could be wrong with her? what signs should I look for? thanks.

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>>First thing are you sure it's a female? I've seen lots of talk about males going off feeding this time of year because they want to mate. Also what are the temperatures in the cage? Has anything changed? Just another thought if you've been feeding her f/t before how long have the mice been frozen (aka do you buy a lot at a time and keep them in your freezer). I had an adult female go off feed for a month with no apparent reason. When my boyfriend had a small rat out for the monitor she was smelling it - put her in a tub with the rat and she went at it like no other. Took a mouse for me this week no problem. You could always try a f/t rat pinkie or pup (depending on what your corn can handle). I'm sure others will chime in. Look through the forums here though - there are definately other posts about this and I'm sure there are lots on the one subforum.





It was sexed at the reptile show we got it at and they said it is a girl. I havent tried to sex her since. (only way i know how to sex is by popping so I dont do it unless needed) I normally have extra heat in the tank and just let the temps flucuate as they would naturally depending on time of year and what its like outside. I havent had any problem with her before like this. (i do turn the extra heat way down in summer so it doesnt get too hot for her.) She has eaten live, prekilled, and f/t before. She has never been picky at all. I normally feed fresh killed. I hate messing with thawing out the frozen ones. I only have two snakes so I dont need to stock up on that much. The only change in the room she is in in the past few weeks is that I put my ball pythons cage in there too. They are not close to each other and one cage sits up higher than the other. Thanks.
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