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My snake had no problem feeding for the 7 first months I had it. I would defrost a pinky/fuzzie, let it warm up a bit under the lamp, present it to the snake using tweezers, and she would usually smell it right away and strike. If she missed first srtike and dropped the mouse, she would then start moving switfly in the vivarium until she finds the food.

Right now, when I present the mouse, she attempts to strike once, misses, and then completly ignores the food. Even if I gently leave it down right in front of her.

She ate for the last time 8 days ago. I know it's soon to start worrying, but there's definitely a big change in her attitude toward food.

The temperature/humidity in the vivarium is good and she has 2 hiding places

You are experiencing the ups and downs of feeding snakes, it happens to snake keepers occasionlly, not to worry unless the snake starts losing to much weight and looks unhealthy.

She's probably going into a shed...

Mike
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She hasn't shedded for way too long, but her eyes are not turned to opaque.

She finally ate a few minutes ago after 5 attempts with the same mouse since this morning.

Several years ago I came across an adult cal king in a pet shop, bought it. The thing would strike and miss everything. Would even go for my hand and miss that. I finally tried a small box just barely big enough for the snake to fit into, put the snake in it with the mouse, that was the only way it could get it's mouse. The only conclucion I could come up with was, It just couldn't see.