Snake not eating but very active at night

[Starbuck]

I would leave it alone- like, completely. Put it in a closet if you have to. Ignore it -COMPLETELY- for a week, other than to make sure it has water.

AFTER 1 week, 7 full days, i would put a very hot (90 degrees) rat pup in its enclosure at dusk, dont worry about braining it. Then, walk away. Walk away. shut the door, turn out the light, just leave the snake alone for 24 hours. Come back in the morning/the following afternoon, and if the rat is still there, discard it, and we can offer more assistance from there. If the snake has eaten, congrats! Now continue to leave it alone for another week, and repeat again to see if it eats.

You're snake is young, and still very new to you. i'm guessing it just needs some more time to settle in. Best of luck.

[Mikoh4792]

Originally Posted by Starbuck

I would leave it alone- like, completely. Put it in a closet if you have to. Ignore it -COMPLETELY- for a week, other than to make sure it has water.

AFTER 1 week, 7 full days, i would put a very hot (90 degrees) rat pup in its enclosure at dusk, dont worry about braining it. Then, walk away. Walk away. shut the door, turn out the light, just leave the snake alone for 24 hours. Come back in the morning/the following afternoon, and if the rat is still there, discard it, and we can offer more assistance from there. If the snake has eaten, congrats! Now continue to leave it alone for another week, and repeat again to see if it eats.

You're snake is young, and still very new to you. i'm guessing it just needs some more time to settle in. Best of luck.

Thanks I was just contemplating this. It's enclosure isn't too big for him but maybe he's just nervous by nature. I covered all three sides of his exo-terra with black chalk-board paper. (It's kind of like thick black tape. One dry side, one adhesive side). He should feel more secure. I'm going to leave him be for a week except for changing the water.

however don't you think it would be better to wiggle the rat when it comes to the next feeding to trigger a response? I feel like leaving it there would cause him to ignore it again. The owner did tell me to jump start his feeding response by going live. Maybe he wants something that's moving about or alive.