Rats to Mice, Mice to Rats

[dacalio]

I have a few ball pythons that will randomly stop eating rats at some point but will nail a mouse before it even hits the floor. I try similar sized rats but no go. Then out of the blue will just start eating rats again.

I know snakes can be picky just like humans I just wish it made more sense. Whats odd is 99% of my normals will always take a rat. If I have a morph they seem to think their special or something. It usually happens when they hit about 800 grams or so. I am sure others have similar experiences.

[rabernet]

800 grams seems to be the "juvenile delinquent" stage, where they just stop being predictible and start being picky - once they're over 1200 grams, they get more reliable again, at least in my experience.

[Argentra]

Thanks for the warning. I'll keep an eye on my smaller BPs as they grow.

And hey, at least they go back to rats.