Hi Everyone -

I am a new to owning snakes but no stranger to reptiles. I just picked up 5 Ball Pythons and they all have aclimated fine with the exception of one, my Pastel.

I purchased him on 5/2 and have been trying to feed him Live and F/T since then with no luck. I reailized that the problem may be because he was heading into a shed. While he shed today not perfect, it came off in pieces, I noticed him dulling up a few days after I purchased him so I suspect he has been in shed for a while.

He weighed 395 kg when I purchased him, yesterday we was at 360 KG. I always fed my snakes in a seperate feeding tub but since he would not eat, out of frustration I placed the F/T in his living tub with him and went to sleep. To my surprize this morning the F/T was gone!

Was this the right thing to do or am I opening up a can of worms here for future feedings and frustrations?

Jerry