Weird eating habits.

[A.VinczeBPs]

I was feeding my ball pythons tonight, and decided I'm bored enough to make this thread.

I have a couple balls who will only feed if I do certain things.
-I have one female who will only eat black rats, or rats with a black head, if they're grey, white, or beige she will not eat.
-I have one female who will only eat if I leave the rat in with her for a while (sometimes overnight, but usually she has it gone in 15min).
-I have one male who will only eat when I dangle the food, and wiggle it for at least 15-30 seconds while he's wrapped, if I don't he'll release and not eat.

If I meet all those conditions however they all eat perfectly fine.


Now, all I wanted to know is, what are some other weird eating habits have other experienced?

[JohnnyBoyy128]

I cannot washout the bin i feed him in, if he doesnt smell the same smell he smelled last time he refuses to eat haha i almost puke everytime i smell this bin its housed so many mice but hey, gotta do what you gotta do haha

[A.VinczeBPs]

Glad mine feed in their own enclosures, the smell would drive my allergies nuts! That is an odd one, hehe.

[Kaorte]

sounds like ball pythons just being picky! Some are much more picky than others.

I have thankfully never had a problem with a picky eater.

[mpkeelee]

i have two fatties that will eat anything, anytime. i usually feed small rats every 5 days, but im getting ready to leave so i fed a day early. they both destroyed a small rat. i dont know, maybe u have a picky eater

[A.VinczeBPs]

Oh I have many good eaters! I was just wondering if anyone else had multiple balls (at least 15+) who's seen picky eaters and found strange ways to make them eat.

I didn't need any advice, as I mentioned, as long as I do certain things, they will eat. Just one in every 20 seems to have an odd method of eating that they prefer, like the female who only eats black rats.

[kylerimb]

i have one that won't eat if there's anyone in the room. and, you have to stay gone until she's eaten it. if i come back in the room before she's started swallowing it, she'll drop it and not touch it until i leave the room again.