corn occasionaly stops eating for 4 months is this normal...

[Nicky]

for about 1 year my cornsnake nicky ate dead mice then out of no where she stopped eating i kept trying to feed her buit she wouldn't take it i even tryed life then 4 months later i was trying to feed her a live mouse and she ate ever since shes been eating only live mice but i want to switch her back to dead mice becuase the live ones occasionally scratch her and i don't want her to get hurt but no she won't take dead or live again??? she hasn't been eating for about a month wuts going on how come she just keep stopping and then starting again? shes in a 35 gal tank with 4 inch thick bedding to burrow in and a large water bowl with 2 hide boxes and plants and in the day its about 80.c and at night 70-75.c. is it something with the set up thta makes her stop eating or could it be something else she dosen;t have mitts could it be an internal infection or is it normal?

[reverendsterlin]

sounds like your first experience with breeding season, and it may be possible you have a male though both sexes will stop eating. Generally after the winter season corns (whether brumated or not) go into breeding mode and will regularly quit feeding. This is the most likely problem if there are no other health or husbandry problems.

[Nicky]

thx:), i was worried maybe it was a virus in his stomach i don't think he has any healthj problems because his poo looks fine and he has no visible parisites i think her/his setup is ok