Question about feeding

[EasternGirl]

Yeah...if the worm is dead...don't give it to him. Take it out of his enclosure. Snakes can go a while without eating...when was the last time he ate? When did you say you were going home?

[acovert]

We're driving home this coming Thursday. The last time he ate was early Thursday. It was a very small fish.

[EasternGirl]

Hmmm...yeah..he probably needs to eat...but I hesitate telling you to feed him the fish that you have been feeding him because it may be dangerous for him. Do you have anymore worms?

[acovert]

I have 18 worms left. I'm trying another now. I threw the old one out, since it died.

[guidofatherof5]

Just making sure these are night crawlers and not panfish worms?

[acovert]

They are nightcrawlers. I was careful about what I chose.

[EasternGirl]

Okay...if you have any fish left...take a fish and rub it all over one of the worms...if not, that's okay...I don't think you have to cut the worm up...the snake should be able to eat the worm whole...you can cut it in half for starters...my snake Cee Cee would not eat cut-up worms at first...she still prefers them whole. If you have tweezers, you can take the worm and wiggle it in front of the snake's nose...that may help. The worm may seem big for your snake but snakes can eat food larger than their head...I have an albino who is four months and he can eat half a small pinky...which is about 3 times the size of his little head.

[acovert]

Alright. I'll try that. The worms are long, so I'm cutting them in half or thirds. they still move quite a lot after that.

[EasternGirl]

Yeah...they should keep moving for a while...you can put water on them to moisten them and that will help keep them alive longer. Also, keep the worms in your fridge and keep the dirt they are in moist...that will help keep them. I'll check back in a little while and see if you had any luck.

[acovert]

Yeah. I'm getting nowhere with this. He hides if I try to dangle it in front of him. And he refuses to touch it.