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My carmel corn has not eaten in 1 month. He was housed in a plastic sweater box all his little life and I moved him to a aquarium. He would not eat for 1 month. I moved him back in his plastic 12 gallon and still would not eat. So i was determined for him to eat. So i tried pinkies... I fed him right from my hand and he ate both pinkies. He usually eats hoppers. But hey its a start. First time for me a snake ate from my hand. What a good feeling that is. Just wanted to share with yall.

I found last year that sometimes a snake who is off feed for awhile will go for smaller prey items. Especially this time of year. Good for you! I have also fed several of my snakes by hand, but do not make a habit of it as that's probably an association that we don't want to make..."Hand=Food! YUM!!!"
OUCH! Good luck. Duffy

I just fed by 5 mth old corn and he was so hungery that when I put him in the container with his pinkie, he didn't even take the time to let go of my thumb before he started eating. His last meal was Wens. and a large pinkie. So he spent the whole 3 min it took him to eat tonight with his tail wrapped around my thumb.

I still had most of her in my hand to place her in the feeding container, when she surprised me by proceeding to eat the pinky immediately. This was only about her 3rd feeding under my care. I gently slid my hand away though so I didn't have to stand there still the whole time

What smuffin didn't say was that she was holding her snake in her hands when he took the pinkie and swallowed it. She didn't put him anywhere. After he swallowed that one I handed him another one with tongs and he took it gently from the tongs and swallowed it also. This snake is amazing. He is so tame because she handles him all the time and he seems to love her and love being handled. I've never seen anyone hold their snake while they ate. Have any of you?

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My snow, my first corn, has eaten while sitting on my lap many times, she bites fast so I haven't chanced holding the mouse or rat when feeding her. But she's eaten sitting with me many times. In her case, I think it's more of a "Food is near and I'm ganna eat it!" attitude than her "enjoying" having dinner on my lap. She's such a good eater I can't imagine anything stopping her from eating. And she loves being handled as well. She's an adult, but has been like this since I got her as a small yearling.

It's so great when you can interact with a snake that well, blows away the completely inaccurate "evil-nasty" rep they've been stuck with for so many years.
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Dianne
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She was a slow starter and began with assist feeding. Then she wouldn't eat unless I was holding her.For months this went on. She is very heat sensitive, (and a bit of a doof) and will miss prey and strike....me, herself, whatever. I still monitor her eating as she is likely yet to bite herself. Though now, and a couple three feet I don't let her eat from my hand, as she has a wicked feeding response strike. Tongs are our friend. As it is she, and many of my snakes, will carry on eating while I change their cage. But with some I like to have their mouths full first if it is feeding day!
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Sonya

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