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Posted - 15/05/2009 : 08:49:45

Hi there,

I was recently given my corn snake, Theodor as his previous owner had no time for him. He is very aggressive as he has not been handled. Theo is my first snake, so i'm open to any suggestions on how to handle him, feed him ect.
I have not managed to pick him up yet. sometimes he lets me stroke him, but he is always very nervous. i have had him for almost 2 weeks and he won't feed. any tips? im worried about him. he is 4 feet long and 4 1/2 years old.

J.

New snake owner seeks advise from the wise.

Spedz
Hatchling

United Kingdom
242 Posts

Posted - 15/05/2009 : 11:13:04

Welcome to the forum ^^

How have you tried to feed? Hot, brained, smaller/bigger sizes?
Try leaving it in over night, and if still not eaten.. Try again next week.
If he has never been handled, then you may need to leave a glove/sock etc in there, so he gets used to your scent :)

Eventually you're nerves will calm down, especially when you have him out for the first time ^^

1.1.0 Corn Snake - 'Jasper' & 'Storm'
0.0.1 Curly Hair Tarantula - 'Fluffy'
1.0.0 Border Collie - 'Chance'
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - 'Alfie'
0.1.0 Tortoise - 'Lightning'
1.0.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa - 'Charlie'

RIP Eddie :'(

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Posted - 15/05/2009 : 11:20:14

his previous owner was still giving him fuzzy,s so i tried the same. he is a big 4ft boy so im sure he could handle something bigger. how big a mouse can i try him with?
i have brained the fuzzy's, left it in his viv over night ect. he pushes em around but does'nt eat them.if i try to wiggle them he turns away and hides even though that's what his prev owner did.

New snake owner seeks advise from the wise.

Spedz
Hatchling

United Kingdom
242 Posts

Posted - 15/05/2009 : 11:25:58

Fuzzys for a 4ft seem a bit too small..
Mines 2.5ft & 11 months old.. And he's on small weaners.
The general rule is 1x / 1.5x the width of the widest part of his body - So just take a look and see what he could take.
(Go down to your rep shop and ask to see which ones they have, as I ask for the smallest small mice they have ^^)

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Posted - 15/05/2009 : 11:29:19

thanks very much. he is quite a fatty so he could prob devour a full grown mouse and follow it up with a fuzzy. Ill get him one today and see if he likes it.

New snake owner seeks advise from the wise.

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Posted - 15/05/2009 : 14:22:05

i found that its best to stick with what they use to toget them to feed then once he starts feeding up the size of mouse,

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Posted - 17/05/2009 : 00:16:06

Hi there. :)

0.0.1 Anery corn
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1.0.0 Tawny Ocicat [Rufio]

lee2308
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Posted - 17/05/2009 : 00:21:46

hi and welcome

hillzi
The Lost boy.

United Kingdom
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Posted - 17/05/2009 : 11:10:03

Hello.

Like Speds, mine's the same-ish size, doc maybe a inch or so, and older but more chunkier. but he's on the smallest Weaner I can get, last feed the weaner was rather fat, by mistake of myself, it was middle of scrawny ones merely bigger than a fluff, or a humungus one.

Theres a Mouse Size Guide in general keeping infomation thats very good.

gingerpony
Queen Bee