Normal Corn snake

Question
My son's class has a 4-5 year old corn snake.  It is approximately 4 -5 feet long.  The snake has not eaten since end of february.  It doesn't seem to have any of the physical conditions to lend us to think that it is sick. It has shed a few weeks ago and still not eating.  the snake is actively pushing up on the lid of the tank as if trying to get out....is this normal sort of like a spring fever thing?  apparently, other cornsnakes in the different classrooms have been fasting as well.  Thanks

Answer
Hey Harpal

It seems to depend on the snake on whether they will fast or not. Since you also mentioned that the other cornsnakes in the school are fasting as well, I would assume the weather has something to do with it.

An older cornsnake can go several months without a meal. As long as they don't loose a noticeable amount of weight, and still have the normal bowel movements of urea (Snake urine, white solid) every week or so, I wouldn't worry just yet. Keep offering his normal meal every week in the normal manner in which he has become accustomed to. Also, if he is fed with a lot of noise around, this might turn him off his feed. My python will not eat around any decent amount of noise. A normal fasting for breeding lasts from December to March, a 4 month span. Because he is actively trying to escape, it might be worth looking at the size of the cage or how things are set up. Corns like to hide and climb, and I keep a bush for hiding for my babys in their tank at all times. If he doesn't have a hide he likes, then this might disrupt his feeding and normal behavior.

Hope this helps.