ball python first feed tips please :)

So today is going to be Sids first fuzzy. He's about 6 months old i think. He seems to of settled in quite well. He is in his hide of a day and actively exploring his enclosure of a night time. I've been told it's best to feed in a separate tub. When I've had him out (this was brief while i was installing a thermostat) he seems very timid. Put him in a clear box but if there was a slight movement towards him he would hide in a ball. So I'm thinking he may not want to feed outside his enclosure. If he doesn't can i leave the mouse on a dish in his viv over night? Or just try again next week? Hopefully the mouse smell will entice him! Any tips or advice would be great thanks

Feed him in the same enclosure. No need to move him to a seperate "feeding" enclosure.

Don't leave any live rodents in with him for longer than a few minutes without checking on them. If he obviously isn't going to eat, remove the rodent.

By the way, a 6 month old ball python should be around 5-600 grams and eating large weaned rats or small rats. A fuzzy isn't going to be much of a meal. Do you have any pics of Sid?

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Maybe he is younger maybe 3 or 4 months I'm not sure. It's what i was given to feed anyway
I forgot to say it's a frozen thawed fuzzy. So shall i just dangle it in front of his hide? See if he takes it?

Dangle it, see if he shows any interest. If not you can leave a thawed fuzzy in there for him. Looks like a healthy young guy, fuzzy should be fine as long as its girth doesnt exceed your babys widest girth

Okay thanks will be trying after work. The fuzzy is smaller than his widest part so hopefully he will take to it.

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Maybe he is younger maybe 3 or 4 months I'm not sure. It's what i was given to feed anyway
I forgot to say it's a frozen thawed fuzzy. So shall i just dangle it in front of his hide? See if he takes it?

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Good lookin dude. 3 to 4 months is probably about right. You can try a fuzzy but he is definitely big enough to take an adult mouse.

Just dangle it in front of him with feeding tongs and do the little rat/mouse zombie dance. Some don't need a whole lot of drama, and some seem to need the dance to get them excited. Just depends. Good luck and let us know how it goes!

Thanks I will let you know how it goes. I was watching a video the other day that rat zombie dance had me in stitches haha

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Originally Posted by sho220

Feed him in the same enclosure. No need to move him to a seperate "feeding" enclosure.

Don't leave any live rodents in with him for longer than a few minutes without checking on them. If he obviously isn't going to eat, remove the rodent.

By the way, a 6 month old ball python should be around 5-600 grams and eating large weaned rats or small rats. A fuzzy isn't going to be much of a meal. Do you have any pics of Sid?

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500-600 grams for a 6 month old???? What do you feed yours, McDonalds?!

That's what I'm saying seeing some of the weight threads lately.. Mine is 6months and 180 and perfectly healthy..

I know they all grow at diff rates and that breeders don't typically feed the ones they r going to sell the same they feed their holdbacks but dam I would think that 150-300 grams would be avg healthy weight at 6months looking at the babies at the shows and my own

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That's what I'm saying seeing some of the weight threads lately.. Mine is 6months and 180 and perfectly healthy..

I know they all grow at diff rates and that breeders don't typically feed the ones they r going to sell the same they feed their holdbacks but dam I would think that 150-300 grams would be avg healthy weight at 6months looking at the babies at the shows and my own

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My male will be 6 mos. old on the 28th. He should be around 190g by then, according to my calculations. Switching from 7 day feed schedule to 5.