rough green snake wont eat

[blood4eva69]

Rough Green snake ....well no i got a problem i a....well it wont eat ...its been like 2 weeks now and she wont eat i feed it crickets and there is one in tha tank but it wont eat...wat do i do ...is there such thing as force feeding?

and how do i know if it is seeding? cuz i was told that they dont eat once they are going to seed ..is this true??/


thanks in advance

	Geek Auto Linker or Gallon Geek Auto Linker Gallon - United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

I know with boas and pythons and such there bellies turn pinkish and they turn a off color like a shade of white over their natural color. What are temps and humidity? Like mentioned before, rough greens don't do so well in captivity so maybe that is it. They get easily stressed and typically only live a few years. Just keep trying and maybe next snake you get should be a more hardy snake that is easier to keep like a corn snake. Not much is really known about rough greens so that may not help why they don't do well. Where did you get the snake from? A problem may be parisites or some sort of diesease that will be costly to fix and most likely not worth it for a snake that may only live a few years anyways. Just my .02 cents.

	Corn Snake The Corn Snake or Red Rat Snake (Elaphe guttata) is a species of Rat Snake.

[blood4eva69]

then temp is is around 25C and 33C and humidity is round 70 is that good ? and is there such thing as force feeding it like pressing the sides of its jaw to open it and putting the cricket in there cuz i heard of that but i dont know if it is ok to do it u know....

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[telefrag]

Originally Posted by blood4eva69

then temp is is around 25C and 33C and humidity is round 70 is that good ? and is there such thing as force feeding it like pressing the sides of its jaw to open it and putting the cricket in there cuz i heard of that but i dont know if it is ok to do it u know....

Dont force feed a snake because it hasnt eaten in two weeks.
Thats only as a last resort,when the snakes survival depends on it.

Just keep a few (2-3 crickets) in the cage, provide it the same temps you have been, maybe a little cooler with a basking spot.

If yo uhave only had the snake a few weeks, give it more time.

It wont hurt it.

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[BWSmith]

The thought of force feeding a cricket to a snake cracks me up.

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[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

Originally Posted by BWSmith

The thought of force feeding a cricket to a snake cracks me up.

LOL It does!!!! Gotta love those stinky crix

	Crickets Crix