He just won't eat!!!!

[igoopy]

Hey guys - any suggestions - this little guy is a month old and he simply isn't interested in food.. I have tried the following

- Dead pinkies
- Live pinkies (supervised)
- Waggling the mousey
- warmin the mouse
- Putting him in a little box with the mouse
- "braining" the mouse - i.e splitting its skull open for its brain matter


Just kinda at a loose end -dont want to "force feed" him - any ideas?

[Adam_Wysocki]

A month old? Not a big deal ... I don't start to panic until around 16 weeks.

Simple answer ... small tub, shoe box size ... fill it with crumpled up newspaper ... wait at least a week ... small live hopper mouse overnight ... it'll be gone by morning ... I've started enough babies to know what I'm talking about.

ROCK ON!

-adam

[lillyorchid]

Igoopy, take Adam's advice! Try it, I bet it works! Good luck!

[Colorful Balls]

I have a 7 month old bp that would not eat for 3 months. She had lost some weight so I had to force her. After 3 force feeds she eats regularly now but will only eat rat pups. Wont touch a mouse.

[Adam_Wysocki]

For whatever it's worth, in 25 years, I've never had to force feed a ball python.

-adam