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i need help

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Question
my baby snow corn snake whont eat frozen pinkis  what else can i feed it ?or how can i get it 2 eat ?

Answer
there are a couple of things you can try. The easiest is to try a live pinky if you can find some at a pet store. If not, next try scenting the frozen pinky. Buy a little piece of catfish at the supermarket, wash the pinky, then rub catfish all over it. If that doesn't work, you can try "braining" the pinky. Basically poking the pinky in the head and squeezing a little bit of fluid out of it. Put the brained pinky and the mouse in a deli cut or paper bag, then back inside of the snakes cage and leave it overnight.

If all else fails, you can then try feeding it a mouse tail. Basically you take the tail of a hopper or weened mouse, hold the snake, and pop it on the nose until it opens it's mouth. Get it to bite the tail, and tease it until by gently wiggling the mouse tail until the snake eats it. If you do this a few times the snake will imprint the scent of the tail and should then convert over to the pinkies.