Re: Help! My Yellow Rat Snake won't eat!

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Posted by Tori on May 21, 2001 at 08:33:35:

In Reply to: Re: Help! My Yellow Rat Snake won't eat! posted by Matt on May 20, 2001 at 23:41:46:

: First off, leave the snake alone for a few days, make sure it has hiding places and plenty of water,
: then cover the cage or put it somewhere that it wont have to deal with people walking by every few minutes,
: then after a few days to a week, try a small live pink.
: Sounds like the animal is just freaked out.
: Was it feeding when you got him/her?

: matt

Hi Matt,
Thanks for the thoughts. I guess I should have mentioned that as well. The snake does have lots of water and lots of good places to hide and a couple of months ago we moved him into a back bedroom so there is no action hardly at all around him. When I said he gets handled every day it is only once and only by my son, whom it seems to really like (it bites everyone else so no one else touches it). However, he's been away for several days so it's had no human contact at all.

According to the pet store, it was eating two pinkies every week before we got it but I don't know for sure. I can't find any live pinkies here in the city either.

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: : First off, leave the snake alone for a few days, make sure it has hiding places and plenty of water, : : then cover the cage or put it somewhere that it wont have to deal with people walking by every few minutes, : : then after a few days to a week, try a small live pink. : : Sounds like the animal is just freaked out. : : Was it feeding when you got him/her? : : matt : Hi Matt, : Thanks for the thoughts. I guess I should have mentioned that as well. The snake does have lots of water and lots of good places to hide and a couple of months ago we moved him into a back bedroom so there is no action hardly at all around him. When I said he gets handled every day it is only once and only by my son, whom it seems to really like (it bites everyone else so no one else touches it). However, he's been away for several days so it's had no human contact at all. : According to the pet store, it was eating two pinkies every week before we got it but I don't know for sure. I can't find any live pinkies here in the city either.

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