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Hi friends!
My conda still not eat...I tried at night..but maybe she need more time to acclimatate..Right now, I hv another quest. Tomorrow I noticed in the cage and in the water some trasparent scales!Is this a pre-shed sindrome o is this a healt problem?tnx!

Don't wet your pants yet my friend. I have a baby green conda that I have had for 7 weeks now and it hasnt eaten a thing. It did shed two weeks ago though. I tried to feed it a week after shedding and still no luck. So far i tried mice and rats. You just have to relax, as some species of snakes tend to fest more than others. They all do it. I will keep offering it rats and mice (frozen and live) for the next 2 weeks or so, and if it still doesnt take food, than I will try a baby chick. he didn't loose any weight and seems very active and healthy, so I am in no panic, just waiting it out my friend. All my other snakes eat well, including my yellow anaconda. Green neonates tend to sweat you.

try this it has work for me numerous times with my new baby green, start thawing out the rat, while this is happening got the the cage turn all lights off in the cage, close the blinds in the room if needed any light that are in the room close them you want complete darkness,check up on the snake in an hour or so to make sure your anaconda is in her water dish, if your snake is in the water dish get the food item and place it over the lip of the water dish but make sure the food item is hot and the nose of the food item is not in the water has to be above the water like it is trying to drink. when you have placed the food item cover the front of the cage or the glass part of the cage with a towel now you anaconda, thinks its night time, its feels safe, and the food item is not going ot bite back ....... try this if it doesn't work then im out of options cause this is how mine eats.

Our anaconda wich is a yellow, is pretty spoiled she only eats hamsters, at least up to date. She never even reacted to mice and rats. Soon we will try scenting rats with hamster.