It was such a success

[toddsbabygirl]

The very first feeding..
I have had my BP for almost a week now.. got him last sat. so 2 days shy of a week.
after i thought about when to feed i settled on tonight. so at approx 9:30 i dropped in the mouse and BAM within 15 seconds he had the mouse I WAS SHOCKED. i was ready and waiting for this to be a bad feeding. it took him 20 minutes to kill and eat the little bugger.

wooooo hoooo
im so excited

[twistedtails]

The very first feeding..
I have had my BP for almost a week now.. got him last sat. so 2 days shy of a week.
after i thought about when to feed i settled on tonight. so at approx 9:30 i dropped in the mouse and BAM within 15 seconds he had the mouse I WAS SHOCKED. i was ready and waiting for this to be a bad feeding. it took him 20 minutes to kill and eat the little bugger.

wooooo hoooo
im so excited

It gets even better when that little rodent comes out the other end!! Have fun! Congrats! BTW, feeding day is my favorite.

[Chocolate Muffin's]

Gotta love BO

[toddsbabygirl]

i do love bo.. CANT BELIEVE I JUST SAID THAT.. hehe i was so hell bent on not getting him and now.. well what can i say.
but you should have seen me.. i had tongs ready to fish out a live mouse because i was so sure he wouldnt eat. but he'd been doing do well in his cage and no longer looking for a way out.. and now he is all full

as for it coming out.. weeeeellllll cant say i remember what that was like. so i have a feeling its worse than i imagine it to be.. hahaha

[Chocolate Muffin's]

Just in case your don't know what to expect:

1. Urates...dry white substance, sometimes brown. Looks like popcorn from a distance

2. Poop - pretty clear what fecal matter looks like

3. fecal matter that has hair and bone fragments (they don't digest this) I guess

4. Urine - which can have a very strong odor depending on your substrate and absorption.

Still, super manageable.

[Southernshooter]

Congrats on such a great first feeding

[mpkeelee]

Just in case your don't know what to expect:

1. Urates...dry white substance, sometimes brown. Looks like popcorn from a distance

2. Poop - pretty clear what fecal matter looks like

3. fecal matter that has hair and bone fragments (they don't digest this) I guess

4. Urine - which can have a very strong odor depending on your substrate and absorption.

Still, super manageable.

i was gonna post and ask a question about them poopin out hair. my ball passes out all the hair and i was gettin worried cuz i was reading that they digest everything. well thats good to know

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

i was gonna post and ask a question about them poopin out hair. my ball passes out all the hair and i was gettin worried cuz i was reading that they digest everything. well thats good to know

LOL sometimes it looks like a cat coughed up a hairball in your snakes enclosure!

But to the OP.. Congrats! I know how exciting it can be. If you ever breed a ball python you will be like a kid in a candy store whose mother has told you to WAIT! Then the moment those heads begin poking out you are a complete combination of excited, worried and happy as all heck!

lol

[Chocolate Muffin's]

i was gonna post and ask a question about them poopin out hair. my ball passes out all the hair and i was gettin worried cuz i was reading that they digest everything. well thats good to know

LOL...I know, its kinda disgusting the first time you see it, especially if you don't know what it is : )

[singingtothewheat]

Ha ha, just wait. most of my balls nail their food. You don't wanna spend time with a hand on the food source cuz the minute they see it BAM