my ball finaly ate!!!

its probably no big deal to some but i had feeding problems with one of my baby ball pythons it hadnt ate in 3 weeks and it looked really thin..

so every time i tried to feed her she seemed scared of the mouse when it got close to it and always tried to avoid it.. so i flicked the mouse on the top of the head and i guess i confuced it and i wouldnt move anymore thats when my snake moved in for the kill.. now im relieved that it finaly ate i was starting to get worried.

hope some of you guys find it helpful if you guys are having this type of problem..

Congrats, I know the feeling. Its quite relieving once they eat.

Also, make sure youre getting the right sized prey for him. I usually try to feed as close to 10% of my snake's body weight as possible for my finicky eaters, because anything bigger and it scares them. Also, flicking the top of the mouse's head probably doesnt do much. In fact, some people have told me in the past to smack the rodent on the ground to "stun" them, but I always found that to be way too cruel and our snakes are killing machines in the wild, theres no need to stun their prey for them. Just stand by with a pencil or tongs to make sure you can restrain the mouse if it starts scratching or biting your snake, after your snake strikes and coils.

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Congrats, I know the feeling. Its quite relieving once they eat.

Also, make sure youre getting the right sized prey for him. I usually try to feed as close to 10% of my snake's body weight as possible for my finicky eaters, because anything bigger and it scares them. Also, flicking the top of the mouse's head probably doesnt do much. In fact, some people have told me in the past to smack the rodent on the ground to "stun" them, but I always found that to be way too cruel and our snakes are killing machines in the wild, theres no need to stun their prey for them. Just stand by with a pencil or tongs to make sure you can restrain the mouse if it starts scratching or biting your snake, after your snake strikes and coils.

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my other bp strikes the mouse as soon as put it in front of it and has never missed a meal.. its was jus this one that wasnt eating so hopefully it eats again next time

Congrats!

Not to be rude, but how the hell did this get into site announcements?

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Congrats!

Not to be rude, but how the hell did this get into site announcements?

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x2 lmao???

Gratson the feed fells great when the do :)