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My corn snake usually hangs out in his little tree cave, but today I found him outside the cage in a very frightened state. I reached in and took out his tree and he didn't strike, but once I closed the cage up he began striking at the glass. It's not like him at all. I could always hold him. He just had two mice and I'm not sure if this does anything but I always give him white mice. The other day my room mate picked up two mice but they where black. He didn't eat them right away. He always come right out of his tree cave. But this time he didn't. And he didn't eat one till the next day. He didn't eat the other one till a few days after he ate the first one. Now he keeps striking and it almost looks like he's having a seizer. His strikes are like he's scared for his life and he's just really scared. Does anyone know what could be wrong with him? please help if you know anything. THANK YOU!
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Re: HELP - CORN SNAKE PROBLEM
Thu, May 22, 2008 - 1:39 AMWow! A whole month and not one reply? I'm sorry.. I just haven't been visiting tribe like I used to...
It sounds like a normal feeding response in your snake... with a little bit of stress mixed in... from being housed with its food items. That, and snakes in captivity all their lives (like Corns, etc.) get accustomed to the "white" food and ..believe it or not... colorful food can freak them out a little. I experienced it with my own female Corn snake a few years ago.
You've probably resolved this issue by now.. it is a full month later... but you may want to try converting your snake to frozen/thawed prey items. Feeding live prey is dangerous to the reptile and the prey.. but your concern is for your reptile. Scared little animal with very sharp teeth ..that probably wasn't fed all that often... in the same enclosure with your reptile? Even if you are standing there the entire time, you cannot prevent the food from attacking your snake ...much less, if you leave the room ....or leave the animal in there overnight or over days!
I hope that you have figured out what's wrong with your snake by now ..and it's back to behaving normally. -
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Re: HELP - CORN SNAKE PROBLEM
Thu, May 22, 2008 - 10:53 AMI doubt he's scared given that snakes have only a limbic brain (fight or flight). I have a Boa Amarali and she gets a little "pissy" sometimes and has done what you've described...the problem usually resolves itself. Oh, I'm a big fan of thawed frozen food...it makes most snakes more docile... but doesn't work for my green tree python. Good luck!
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