New Hognose Need Advice
My husband bought me a western hognose female snake baby for xmas (isn't he sweet?) and though I have worked with them in the past they were adult and already setup and comfy with their home (a zoo). In the past we also owned 2 corn snakes and they were never any problem from day one.
I have heard that hognoses can be finicky and hard to get them to eat once placed in a new home. Also as a snake owner I have only ever fed live food to my snakes, but I know hognoses don't constrict so I really have no true idea on the whole frozen/thawed area. Everyone says just thaw, heat, and feed.
Well today I tried just that...thawed, heat, and attempted to feed. The snake showed NO interest in the food what so ever. With our corn snakes they ate anything we fed them without any wait time when we first brought them home. For our new hognose it has been almost 2 days since we bought her and I am trying to keep the breeders feeding schedule (which was to feed every monday).
Tried feeding her outside the aquarium in a dark container, just leaving the pinkie in it, she just curled up and didn't move. Tried jiggling the little bugger a little with a pair of tweezers and she seemed afraid of it then. Tried feeding her in her home in the hide box and still just curled up with no interest. Every time I made sure the pinkie was warm.
I know I know I am probably over worrying but I am scared that she won't adapt to her new home and won't eat. Especially considering our 2 corn snakes that we used to own being so easy to feed from the get go.
So please I need some real good advice here.
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