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Hi, Kathy Love :waves: Love your books!  I can attest to the fact that corn snakes are the swetest, most docile, PERFECT first herp for anyone. I love mine; Petco has very healthy super-sweet corns and they buy from a reputable breeder.
5 ft. Colombian Red Tail Boa, Hekate
Baby Regular Corn Snake, Demeter "Tell me all your thoughts on God 'Cause I'd really like to meet Her." ~Dishwalla~
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| Hi Kathy, Thanks for the informative post. I recently got two kingsnakes (my first) that are about 2 years old. I've had them for over three weeks and tried to feed them thawed hopper mice twice and they haven't shown any interest whatsoever. I've tried putting them in individual tupperware containers with just the mice and they barely sniffed at the mice. I'm started to get nervous as they are not behaving like the voracious eaters that you described. Is there anything I could do to increase their appetite? Thank you Tim
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There are lots of reasons they might not eat. Most important is to make sure they were healthy at purchase, and were eating before you got them. Find out what they were eating, and how the seller was feeding them (day, night, separate feeding container, etc). Then check your environment for proper temps, hides, substrate, etc. It is possible you might have to offer live mice a couple of times.
It is also possible that the snakes are sensing the beginning of winter, and may feed a lot less often during that season. Even if you keep them warm, they probably sense the shorter days, and instinctively know that they don't want to be caught in a cold snap with a full belly. Sometimes adding a bright light above, set for a couple hours longer than the natural daylight, can help stimulate appetite. Be careful the heat from the light doesn't overheat them though!
Without seeing your animals and set up, I can't really give more specific info than that - hope it helps!
Kathy Love
www.Cornutopia.com
S.W. Florida
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