I have a wild caught kingsnake that has refused to eat a thawed fuzzie two times now. I've had it about a week and half. It did eat three days after it was caught but it has now been a week since then. i was thinking that it just may want a live mouse. Im not too worried about yet because i have a captive breed snake that used to eat only every 7th day. SO if anyone has any ideas id appericate them.
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feeding wild caught kingsnake
nt217
Apr 18, 2005 05:36 PM
Replies (4)
boids-n-more
Apr 18, 2005 07:20 PM
You can try a live mouse, if that don't work try a kangaroo mouse. You can also let it go where you found it if its away from people houses. It may be stressed out or wanting to breed for this time of year. Also it would be a little easier if you can tell us what type and size it is. I'll save the lecture i want to type lol , but i hope this helps and you can give some more info or a pic Paul
nt217
Apr 19, 2005 11:58 AM
Sorry, its a 3ft long prairie kingsnake.
nt217
Apr 19, 2005 04:59 PM
Another thing is that i think that it is a male. but i havent probed it yet. I had a friend look at it and he said that from the scales he thought that it was a male.
nt217
Apr 20, 2005 03:31 PM
I figured it out. The snake was in shed. It shed last night and it eat this morning. So i feel like an idoit for not thinking about that.
