New blood python progression thread

He refused a rat pup

Isn't it frustrating as hell when they refuse to eat!

I have a BP that's been off feed for two months now. Wish he'd chill and go back to being a good little snake....

Good luck with yours eating. How long you think Sangre is?

Id say he is around 2.5 Feet

and yes, it is frustrating. I've nvr had a snake that has such a poor feeding response. Sangre does eat, but he never actively seeks out food when I have it out. he just sits there and smells it. I've never seen him strike at a prey item. I'm thinking of trying a live item soon, the last time I tried to feed live he was starting to go into shed. So I think I need to give him another chance. I know its going to take a while for me to figure him out. He really is a great snake. His temperment is great. The only time I've seen him strike was when the pet store owner was trying to sex him. Other than that I havent seen any agreesion from him what so ever. He is almost too chill. He doesnt even hiss when I goto to take him out of his cage. He does puff up though


Only having had corns and king snakes previously I am not used to the temperment, and feeding response I get from Sangre. He has to be one of the most calm Blood Pythons there is. When I dealt with Corns and kings I never had an issue when it came to feeding. So this feeding reponse I am getting from him is not something I am used to. I know I dont have anything to worry about until he refuses for a few months, but it is worrysome when your snake won't eat. Everytime he doesn't eat I go thorugh a string of things in my head that could have caused this failure. Then I analyze and change my habits if needed.


The more i read on snakes, and update my knowledge I just realize how much I forgot in those 20 years. That aside this forum has been a lifesaver when it comes to learning about snakes. I have learned more here, than just about any other site. Not to mention that most of the sites are dead now.

First one is today 2nd one is about a month agohttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d3f8fdcb8f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...781e4abe00.jpg

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239 grams.

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He’s a stunner! Looking real good!


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Originally Posted by sur3fir3

and yes, it is frustrating. I've nvr had a snake that has such a poor feeding response. Sangre does eat, but he never actively seeks out food when I have it out. he just sits there and smells it. I've never seen him strike at a prey item. I'm thinking of trying a live item soon, the last time I tried to feed live he was starting to go into shed. So I think I need to give him another chance. I know its going to take a while for me to figure him out. He really is a great snake. His temperment is great. The only time I've seen him strike was when the pet store owner was trying to sex him. Other than that I havent seen any agreesion from him what so ever. He is almost too chill. He doesnt even hiss when I goto to take him out of his cage. He does puff up though


Only having had corns and king snakes previously I am not used to the temperment, and feeding response I get from Sangre. He has to be one of the most calm Blood Pythons there is. When I dealt with Corns and kings I never had an issue when it came to feeding. So this feeding reponse I am getting from him is not something I am used to. I know I dont have anything to worry about until he refuses for a few months, but it is worrysome when your snake won't eat. Everytime he doesn't eat I go thorugh a string of things in my head that could have caused this failure. Then I analyze and change my habits if needed.


The more i read on snakes, and update my knowledge I just realize how much I forgot in those 20 years. That aside this forum has been a lifesaver when it comes to learning about snakes. I have learned more here, than just about any other site. Not to mention that most of the sites are dead now.

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My advice is general, as I've never kept a blood, but have you considered having his stool checked? Sometimes snakes that are unusually passive are that way because
they aren't feeling well for some reason...stool is an easy place to start. And sometimes giving an oral de-worming med. will also stimulate their appetite...just saying.

(Sad to see so many other sites disappear, isn't it?)

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

My advice is general, as I've never kept a blood, but have you considered having his stool checked? Sometimes snakes that are unusually passive are that way because
they aren't feeling well for some reason...stool is an easy place to start. And sometimes giving an oral de-worming med. will also stimulate their appetite...just saying.

(Sad to see so many other sites disappear, isn't it?)

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From my research on bloods through some other groups & breeders of them, it is actually very common for bloods to only take drop feeding and refuse to strike or tong feed. Despite the reputation for being aggressive or mean, they're even shyer than ball pythons and just you being within smelling range is enough to put some off of eating or striking, especially juveniles (and a juvenile that gets used to drop feeding tends fo continue preferring that as an adult)

The mellow bloods that don't bite at people seem to be the least likely to strike feed and prefer to just approach a dead rat or mouse and start eating.

If I had to guess, their large size relative to not especially frequent meals as an adult in the wild hard coded them more genetically to expend as little effort as possible to eat; it seems like once they realize prey is dead and will eventually show up, they'd rather just wait and eat when it arrives already dead.

I'm not an expert, having only 1 juvenile blood, but if there is no weight loss and the snake is eating, even if not by striking at prey, it seems pretty unlikely that there would be a problem. My guy is 50/50 on striking prey and won't do it at all if the prey isn't warm (warmer than the BPs want it even), but will eat it fairly quickly on days he won't strike if I leave it near the hide and walk away.

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Originally Posted by pretends2bnormal

From my research on bloods through some other groups & breeders of them, it is actually very common for bloods to only take drop feeding and refuse to strike or tong feed. Despite the reputation for being aggressive or mean, they're even shyer than ball pythons and just you being within smelling range is enough to put some off of eating or striking, especially juveniles (and a juvenile that gets used to drop feeding tends fo continue preferring that as an adult)

The mellow bloods that don't bite at people seem to be the least likely to strike feed and prefer to just approach a dead rat or mouse and start eating.

If I had to guess, their large size relative to not especially frequent meals as an adult in the wild hard coded them more genetically to expend as little effort as possible to eat; it seems like once they realize prey is dead and will eventually show up, they'd rather just wait and eat when it arrives already dead.

I'm not an expert, having only 1 juvenile blood, but if there is no weight loss and the snake is eating, even if not by striking at prey, it seems pretty unlikely that there would be a problem. My guy is 50/50 on striking prey and won't do it at all if the prey isn't warm (warmer than the BPs want it even), but will eat it fairly quickly on days he won't strike if I leave it near the hide and walk away.

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^^ My experience exactly. Good to know that I'm not the only one.