My corn snake that I have been worried about finally ate. Here is what I did:

She was a recent purchase and I had been keeping her in a small plastic cage w/ aspen bedding untill I was ready to build my first snake rack. I knew it was going to be a short time and while she was in that container she ate twice. When I built my rack, I moved her into the new rack and put her on newspaper.

For a couple of weeks she has refused food. I had tried any and all tricks except force feeding...nothing worked. Last night I thought maybe I try something I hadn't thought of.

I placed her in a small deli cup with some of her old bedding. I haven't the slightest clue as to why I saved it but, I did and placed a handful in the container with her and a pinky. I put the container-snake and all in a cupboard and watched a long movie.

Presto! After the film I checked on her and sure enough she had a pinky in her belly.

Though I am commited to the snake rack I have placed a small cup with her old shavings into her tub. I'm thinking that she finds the old "home" smell comforting.

Thanks for all the suggestions!
Larry
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1.0 Green Iguana
1.0 Bearded Dragon
0.1 Midnight Blizard Leopard Gecko
2.4 Corn Snakes (2 Blood Red,1 Granite,1 Butter, 1 Creamsicle,1 Anery)
2.1 Ball Python (2 Normal, 1 Lemon Pastel)

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• Suggestions for reluctant feeder - salemserpent, Tue Jan 9 13:57:59 2007
• RE: Suggestions for reluctant feeder - begunwithaletter, Tue Jan 9 14:56:47 2007
• RE: Suggestions for reluctant feeder - wisema2297, Tue Jan 9 15:11:58 2007
• RE: Suggestions for reluctant feeder - salemserpent, Tue Jan 9 16:27:12 2007
• RE: Suggestions for reluctant feeder - hogboy, Tue Jan 9 16:30:47 2007
• RE: Suggestions for reluctant feeder - wisema2297, Tue Jan 9 16:52:07 2007
• RE: Suggestions for reluctant feeder - salemserpent, Tue Jan 9 17:46:12 2007
• RE: Suggestions for reluctant feeder - begunwithaletter, Tue Jan 9 17:54:04 2007
• RE: Suggestions for reluctant feeder - salemserpent, Tue Jan 9 18:01:06 2007
• RE: Suggestions for reluctant feeder - caz223, Wed Jan 10 11:12:18 2007
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• Update: She Ate! - salemserpent, Sat Jan 13 19:49:33 2007
• RE: Update: She Ate! - STEVES_KIKI, Sun Jan 14 07:36:59 2007
• RE: Update: She Ate! - salemserpent, Sun Jan 14 10:01:45 2007