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I've owned my 4 corns since October of 2004 and have never had them stop feeding. I never thought I'd say this but I've got two of them that refuse to eat. Both are males and they spend their days wondering about their enclosures. It has occured to me that maybe it is getting close to mating season and that is why their behavior has changed. Before, I could remove the covers from their enclosures and not have to keep an eye on them. Now both of them go strait to the top and try to get out.

The other things that have changed: I've put new hides in for them because they out grew the old ones. I have also started them on adult mice. The few times they ate them there was no problem and the females aggressively attack the mice as soon as I get the mouse close to them.
Any ideas? I thought I had this Corn Snake thing down. Guess they are showing me!

Well, It has been mating season for at least a month. If you had the females with the males, and the females are really going after the food, it is because they are gravid. If this is the case, you need to up their food intake.
For the males, they go off food during breeding season, sometimes whether they have seen a female or not. Try smaller meals or a variety of sizes for the males. Just keep offering it.
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