grrr..

[krazypunk1018]

ok so i've posted before and still no luck with my brothers baby ball python, this snake is a pain and it's still not eating...

we tried frozen/thawed, live, pre killed, nothing works...

it still moves around the tank majority of the time, the temps and humidity are fine. i upgraded to digital stuff lol.

we only got this snake when it only ate once and i realized now that wasn't a good idea...

any suggestions?

[Kaorte]

Can you take a picture of your setup? Its probably a stress related issue. What are his hides like?

[gwood267]

how long has it been since it has eaten? is it loosing weight? what size food item did you try, pinky, fuzzy, hopper?

[krazypunk1018]

i'll try to get a pic of it. its been about maybe around 3 weeks, supposedly it ate a hopper for it's first meal, we tried hopper and we tried fuzzies....nothing...

[gwood267]

if its not loosing weight don't panic yet. try a rat pinky. put the snake and the rat pinky in a plastic shoe box, in its tank, somewhere in the mid temp range. turn off all lights and leave in the dark for a couple hours. if it eats great if not there are a couple of other tricks you can try. one is braining, cutting the skull of the food item open and revealing the brain, not fun, or assisted feeding, then force feeding as a last resort. for the last two i recomend getting help.

[West Coast Jungle]

Most small BP's dont eat because they are either in too large of an enclosure or they are too cool. Sounds like you have a hatchling which I wouldn't put in anything larger than a 6 quart tub. Also if you room temps drop under 80 degrees that may cause them to not eat.

When I hatch a BP I dont sell or give it to anyone until it has had 4 consecutive meals so I know it is an established eater. Moving it around too much before it is an established feeder can cause some of the problems you are experiencing. If you have her in a glass tank she is probably way too nervous to eat. I would get a small 6 quart tub and put her in there with a tight hide and small water bowl and then in the tank if thats where your heating element is. Security is more important to BP's than eating. Also dont try to fed her day after day as it will just stress her out and dont handle her either. If she refuses than wait at least 4 days to try again. The snake must feel safe and secure before she will eat. Also try leaving a live mouse hopper with her in the total darkness. They are much more secure at night and dont disturb her. A mouse hopper can not do any harm to a snake so dont worry. I have left them over night with stubborn hatchlings and many times that does the trick.

[krazypunk1018]

we tried putting it in a shoe box size container and nothing, grrr.... btw here's 2 pics of it..

[BallsUnlimited]

leave the snake alone for the next week. Then go to the pet store and ask for some gerbil poop. Its a weird question to ask but people have used this method with great success. Normally i would say try a baby gerbil but they are hard to come by. Rub the gerbil poop onto the hopper or what ever your trying to fed the snake and let it sit for a few hrs in with the snake in total darkness. This may do the trick. The snake is prob stressed or your temps arnt up to par.

[singingtothewheat]

time to see the vet!

[krazypunk1018]

well the temps are pretty much right, i mean it moves a little up and down but it's good....i never heard of the gerbil thing, i mean i can try it, i've tried so many things already, i just hope he's not like that forever...