Just the head ??

[ryssa]

So I feed my bp on monday and was not expecting him to eat...
the first meal he ever had was at 4/6 wks old( I got him form a pet store they had never feed him nor had the person they got him from)
he had to be helped a littel another bp owner helped me . once we had the head in his mouth he went after it coiled it up and eat and did not thow up .
so she said wait about 5 days and try to feed him again becuse he is sooooo skinny he needs to eat sooner if he will .
So I offered a f/t (thats what she fed him ) and he went for it BUT it freaked me out I was not perpared I did not think he would do it soo I flinched and pulled back the tongs and all he got was the head . So I gave him a min to get that down and offered the rest he did not want it. so I was thinking about trying again what do u think ?? Is it too soon to feed him again ?

[Kaorte]

So you assist fed the snake and offered it food on monday and he ate it? Then you tried to offer a second prey item and he did not eat it?

Your post is kind of confusing.

I would say just wait another 5 days and offer food again. Don't offer day after day after day, that will stress them out.

[GTi]

Ummmmm, did you say you jerked the tongs back and the snake ate only the mouses head? If so, why did the mouses head detach so easily?

[Sarin]

If I am reading this correctly... The head ripped off? How are you heating up the F/T Rodent? They tend to fall apart easily when they are "cooked".

[BuckeyeBalls]

Yea if he took the head it seems as if u cooked it not thawed it

Its like ripping chicken it comes apart a lot easier if its cooked compared to being raw

[ryssa]

I put it in a small bowel of warm water to thaw it .

as far as feeding ..... I assist fed on thursday of last week then I was told to try again on monday after 5 days so thats when he only got the head off and did not want any more so thats why I was wondering if I should try feeding him again

[stevepoppers]

If you're feeding him every five days, I'd wait til tomorrow night. Most recommendations are if they don't eat, wait until the next feeding.

I think we're all totally mystified on how the head of a mouse could be pulled off by a human and a ball python. O.O

[unspecified42]

I think we're all totally mystified on how the head of a mouse could be pulled off by a human and a ball python. O.O

Bated breath over here!

[ryssa]

Maybe I have crappy mice ???? I get artic mice form the pet store > They are pinkies . I do not know if that makes a diff

[Jeremy78]

Was the water hot or warm? If you warm it up to much then it will fall apart. I tend to only warm mine about 30-45 min in a ziploc baggie put in water about 111*F. Then the rat goes from room temp to 90-95*F.

Oh wait!!! Did you thaw the rodent in warm water? If so next time let it sit on a table or something for like 8 hours and completely thaw at room temp. Then warm it up in >warm< water.