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I'm copying this here for quick help, since the GBK forum is much less active. Our Okeetee Corn eats great and is growing like crazy, but this GBK (same age) is our little runt...

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Our yearling GBK hasn't eaten for 4 weeks.

She was eating weekly fuzzies no problem. Then she stopped eating. Then we noticed she was approaching shed. She had her first difficult shed (all others no problem). She shed in pieces. After I thought she was done, she still had some by her vent and her head.

I even went back to pinkies, and she's still not interested.

Today I used a forceps and gently removed a piece from one side of her head, but she still has a little to remove on the other side of her head.

1. Could the incomplete shed still on her head be keeping her from reacquiring her feeding impulse?

2. The incomplete shed doesn't affect her opening her mouth, does it??

3. How long can she not eat before I should really worry??

4. Should I give her some time in a humid hide and then try feeding again?

Help!

Thanks,

Walt

I was wondering about the time of year, because it's been 2 weeks now of not eating for my Jalisco Milk Snake. Our Corn Snake eats like clockwork year round and is really big compared to the other two (she's on adult mice). The Milk is the next biggest (still on fuzzies - would a hopper entice her to eat?), and the GBK is pretty small (18-20"?).

How can the snakes know it's time to brumate when they never have and the room is kept a constant temperature?

Also, how long can she go without a meal?

(P.S. all on F/T mice)

Thanks,

Walt