Hasn't moved since eating.

[AkHerps]

So I've had my baby ball python for a while now, almost two months I think, and he finally had his first meal with me on 7/06/2010. It was a pretty big meal, because he refused f/t, and there are no live hoppers/fuzzies, here. So he was fed a pretty small live mouse, it wasn't that much bigger than the thickest part of him, it was the smallest baby mouse I could find. He got it down pretty quick though, after he had it head first in his mouth, it took under 5 minutes.

Now he hasn't moved at all since he has eaten it, he has stayed in the same place that he swallowed it, in a really small hide, on the cool side. I think I saw him stick his head out to get a drink, but that's about it. Is it normal after a very large meal to not move for a week plus? His "cool side" is mid 80's. I can't tell if the lump is going away because, well, he hasn't come out. But I don't see a dead mangled mouse anywhere, so he didn't throw it back up. He has a UTH and a red bulb to keep the air temps up. The UTH is at about 92-93, but he just never moved over to the heat after eating.

Thanks for any and all help!

[SnakeKB]

Its pretty normal for them to stay hiding in comfort to digest there food. Mine has been in his hide since friday when i fed him a small rat. I check on him each day by lifting up the hide just to see how hes doing. I wouldnt be worried. If the temps in his hide are in the 80's, he should digest just fine, just will take a little longer than if he was in the heated one. If your that worried, after 48 hours move him to his warm hide and see if he stays there.

[mpkeelee]

they usually dont move out of their hide. but u do want him to be on the hot side to help with digestion. he'll be fine on the cool side as long as it doesnt get too cool. u really need to feed appropriate sized meals, and try to switch him to f/t. just pick up his hide and check, wont hurt anything. and how old is he, i feed mine every five days and u said u fed over a week ago

[AkHerps]

Yes, I know I need to feed appropriate sized meals, I would have if he would have accepted f/t for the last two months that I've been trying. People on the forum specifically told me it's not good for hatchlings to go that long without food and to try a very small mouse. Which he easily killed and ate even as a small baby.