Just remember: this is something most new keepers go through and this will not be a permanent roadblock. It also sounds like plenty of people in the comments also have shared plenty of helpful handling/behavior tips so I would recommend listening to them as well. You can also go on the r/cornsnakes subreddit along with r/reptiles subreddit to ask for advice there. I would recommend going back to the pet store and possibly asking the owners/staff how they interacted with the snake prior and possible tips on handling, feeding times, etc. Its a learning curve for sure, but it can be done. The key here is understanding the snake's mannerisms and how the snake's brain works. If you slowly move your hand in front of your reptile (whether that be a gecko, monitor lizard, snake, etc) that is usually interpreted as food and triggers a hunting response The same thing holds true to most reptiles. When a snake sees something slow-moving in front of it that thing is usually clocked as food in the snake's brain. Secondly, in that second interaction, you moved your hand in a way that might stimulate a snake's prey drive. The environment is still very new to her and that newness can be very overwhelming for a little snake. Stress, moves, and other things of that nature can take a toll on a reptile and it may take longer than 3 days for her to fully adjust. The first time she struck you she was scared which can be residual from being moved from point A to B.
#My milksnake chewed on me skin
Ill break every bone in your skin if you attempt to track me.
#My milksnake chewed on me free
Your snake is probably both still stressed from being moved (from the pet shop to your house) and could also be hungry. MeetMe helps you find new people nearby who share your interests and want to chat now It’s fun, friendly, and free Join 100+ MILLION PEOPLE chatting and making new friends. 1: The prize is equally divided between James Dorr and William Bennett, the judges. I had it too when I first got my gecko (I now own 5 so that was quite awhile ago lol). Personally, though, I'm leaning towards the hibernation hypothesis.I do not think you may be scared of the snake per se, I think you have some anxiety around handling and that's 100% fine. It won't be the first case of a pet store misrepresenting an animal just to sell it, believe me. A snake with this issue will not only have retained patches of dry, peeling skin over its body, but also stringy saliva in its mouth and a hazy, opaque color to the surface of one or both eyes which indicates retained spectacles (the eye cap or clear scale that covers and protects the cornea since snakes do not have eyelids). It's possible that the lump you saw that you assumed was a pinkie could have been some other food item, like a lizard, and they weren't being truthful, or they could have force-fed the snake and failed to tell you that. If your Milk Snake has retained skin after shedding you can place the snake in a plastic container lined with warm, wet paper towels with the container lid on. Unlike species such as Northern Watersnakes, which are often confused for similarly-patterned Copperheads or Cottonmouths, the Milksnake is mistaken not only for Timber Rattlesnakes, but also another venomous species that. If the snake actually does begin to look bad and is obviously losing weight, take him back to the store. One of the most common, yet misidentified, snakes in Northern New England is the Eastern Milksnake. You might want to find out how the store was keeping him, in what type of enclosure, etc., and try to replicate that. My baby Water Snakes have stopped eating, along with all my adult males, but the big girls are still chowing down. Oddly enough, the younger the snake, the earlier they seem to become dormant. I've still got a couple of my Corns that are feeding, but the rest have stopped, even though they're in the same room at the same temperature and lighting. Not all snakes, even those kept the same way, will go into hibernation at the same time.
0 kommentar(er)
