help ball python not eating please reply!

[clint6969]

i have a adult ball python thats 4 foot 2 inches male ,i got him from a foster home for reptiles the guy was a vet who ran the place so he was wormed and in amazing health. he feed him live, i have had him for 5 months or so and he loved medium size rats frozen ,he has had many feedings now he wont eat frozen he acts hunger but wont eat? i then thought maybe something was wrong, but first i went to the petstore and got live mice he loved them and ate them like nothing but it didnt fill him up cause i got small mice i didnt want to waste money on food he wont eat. what has caused this? any help at all with be great relpy back to here or my cell 513 305 4001

[FatBoy]

My suggestion would to be offer him a live small rat. I don't feed any of my animals medium rats...It is hard most of the time to switch an adult from live to FT. Adults are notorius for going off feed but if he atr the live mice he must be hungry.

[clint6969]

My suggestion would to be offer him a live small rat. I don't feed any of my animals medium rats...It is hard most of the time to switch an adult from live to FT. Adults are notorius for going off feed but if he atr the live mice he must be hungry.

i was thinking about breeding some rats but got fired from job so i only have like forty dollars but i dont like feeding live cause i have had my snake bit on the mouse on the (butt) and the mouse tryed to bit but i held the head away from the snake i was thinking about taking out the large tooth on the rat so there is no injury

[Swingline0.0.1]

i was thinking about breeding some rats but got fired from job so i only have like forty dollars but i dont like feeding live cause i have had my snake bit on the mouse on the ass and the mouse tryed to bit but i held the head away from the snake i was thinking about taking out the large tooth on the rat so there is no injury

Please do not do that! That is not a good idea. It is cruelty to the rat. Get a rat pup if you are worried.

[FatBoy]

All you have to do is monitor the feeding. If the snake makes a bad hit and the rat starts to bite just stick the feeding tongs in the rats mouth.