best tips on force feeding a baby corn snake

[sammiebammie]

this is the last option i have has i've tryed everything else to try and get baby to eat but she just refuses...whats the best way to force feed?

[Corn-Znake-Neil]

Originally Posted by sammiebammie

this is the last option i have has i've tryed everything else to try and get baby to eat but she just refuses...whats the best way to force feed?

Have you tried live?

[bladeblaster]

can we establish what else you have tried first?

[Corn-Znake-Neil]

Originally Posted by bladeblaster

can we establish what else you have tried first?

Ja.
Have you heated the mouse up? Brained it? Tried live?

[sammiebammie]

i've brained em,warmed them up and tryed live but my snake aint interested in any

[Ssthisto]

You only got your corn on about the 20th of June according to your other post... it's WAY too soon to be thinking about force feeding, seeing as you should really have only attempted to feed your snake three times by now (not nearly often enough to have tried ALL the tricks - without trying to feed too often and stressing her out!)

[aaron lynch]

have you checked your temps and setup?
left the snake for a while with the mouse?
not handled or disturbed it for a few days?
tried different sized rats, mice, gerbils?
tried scenting with a chick?

[bothrops]

perhaps if you explained what you have already tried, how long size it last ate, and if it hasn't yet, how old it is, it will be easier to advise

Cheers

Andy

EDIT - nobody had posted when I hit reply! Got a phone call, finished and posted anyway, now I look like I'm just repeating what everyone has said!

[bladeblaster]

try leaving the pery in with the snake for 48 hours
try scenting with a chick, scenting with Tuna
there are plenty of other things you can try before force feeding.

[oakelm]

Your title says best tips for force feeding a baby corn.

My only tip is dont

I have had tonnes of non feeders come to me over the years, I had to have 1 PTS last year that had been force fed because it had broken jaw from the previous owners attempts

You need to list a few specifics/any some questions first
When did it hatch
Has it ever eat
What temps are the tub
Is it on its own or with others
Are any others from the same clutch not feeding
Have you tried mice pinkys, mice tails, rat head, live, defrost, fresh kill
Have you tubbed in a tub about the size of a small water bowl
Have you brained, secnted with tuna, scented with anything else
Tried boiled egg
Have you waited at least 5 days between feeds
Does its tongue flink at all at anytime

If you answer all the above we can get a full rounded view of what has been tried.

Also have you consider giving the snake up to someone with lots of experience with non feeders instead.