How long should new snakes be left alone?

[Invisible Snake]

Try leaving the worm bits on a shallow dish/lid with a little bit of water over night in the enclosure. Sometimes babies are too scared to eat when they don't feel safe. Also contact the person you purchased him from and ask what has he been eating and if he was a consistent eater.

[Madame_Mel]

so the seller said all baby snakes got pinky mice every monday...but Ive chopped up, worms, fish, pinky mice and he wont eat anything. I feel like Ive tried everything but live fish at this point...

[Invisible Snake]

Have you tried leaving the food in over night?

[Madame_Mel]

yes each time in a small lid, with a little bit of water overnight. He will smell it, not eat it then go back to his branch or coconut.

[Invisible Snake]

I guess you're gonna have to try live guppies, hope he starts eating soon.

[snake man]

Good luck, they will start easting.

[EasternGirl]

Make sure that bright light is not a UV bulb...those are dangerous for albinos. My albinos are all different in terms of the light they prefer...but they all tend to hide during the day and come out at night. Some albinos like some light...which is fine as long as it isn't UV...and some don't like light and prefer red or black night bulbs. My checkered albino and my Iowa snow just hide all the time in general...they rarely come out. It's just how they are. I give them plenty of hides and plants...they seem to love to climb up in hanging plants...and I keep it nice and dark for them most of the time. During the colder months, I give them a red bulb to bask under. Also...make sure the water dish that he is hiding under isn't heavy enough to pin him down and hurt him. Good luck!

[Madame_Mel]

I put in a hanging plant, which he absolutely loves and is always hanging out so he doesn't hide under the water dish anymore. put some live fish in there for him so we'll see how that goes. And I believe his bright light is incandescent.

[ConcinusMan]

yes he is an albino checkered, he definitely prefers the red basking bulb over the bright one.

Be careful. I wouldn't even use the bright bulb at all and definitely stay away from UV. That means sunlight and reptile basking bulbs. The red ones or ceramic heat emitters are fine. Albinos have no melanin, therefore no protection against UV. They will sunburn and there's a risk of blindness and cancer.

Sounds like your albino checkered is acting pretty normal.

so the seller said all baby snakes got pinky mice every monday...but Ive chopped up, worms, fish, pinky mice and he wont eat anything. I feel like Ive tried everything but live fish at this point...

Give him time. It's a bit early to start worrying about him eating as long as he looks like he has a healthy body mass and isn't "wasting away". Don't offer too often. If he wont eat, wait several days before you try again.

When you thaw pinkies, thaw them in a sealed bag, in warm water. Don't place the pinky directly in water. It washes off the smell. Also, try "braining" the pinky.

[Madame_Mel]

So I got rid of the bright lamp, let him be for a few days, and then put a minnow in his water bowl about three hours ago.. went back to check and the minnow is gone. So either the fish pulled a Houdini or the little guy ate something!