My corn snake won't eat - he hasn't eaten for 4 weeks, when he usually eats once ever 8-9 days. I know that for a adult, this isn't a major problem, but I'm worried about how to get him to start eating again.
He's about 4 years old, and I've never had any trouble feeding him before at all, except when he was very young. He lives alone, and I know that the temperature is fine and that he has plenty of fresh water. He's not ready to shed at the moment either.
He seems happy and healthy generally... he's been roaming around his cage a lot, which he usually does when he's hungry... but when i put a mouse in he just ignores it. He'll go up and flick his tongue a bit, but then carry on roaming around.
The only thing that I can think of is that I got the mice from a different place to where I normally get them - in fact I ordered them online because it was cheaper, but they were defrosted when they arrived, so I re-froze them. I read somewhere that some mice smell different if they're fed differently, and that that might have something to do with it.
I also know that it's 'better' to put snakes in a seperate enclosure when feeding them, but I didn't know this when I bought him, and I've never had any problems with feeding him in his tank.
Does anyone have any ideas or advice? I'm really worried!
