Seemingly starving snake !!
My male ball python, Khaa is ravenous. He wants to eat, eat and eat some more. He eats a rat in between the size of a small and a medium. I get the rat a week before he is supposed to eat and fatten it up to where its almost to medium size but not quite. I feed him, he's happy for 4 days and then he's hungry again, striking at anything warm and moving.
It is getting cold where I live and he fasts throughout the winter months, could he just be trying to put weight on for that??
Any help is appreciated!!!
Re: Seemingly starving snake !!
How big is he? He may need larger prey. If you cannot see a noticeable lump in him after feeding he needs more
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Re: Seemingly starving snake !!
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PythonBabes
I don't know how much he weighs.
And bigger food?! I've never heard of a male BP being fed more than a small, a medium looks waay too big for him.
Here's most recent picture of Khaa and a picture of the size rat he eats:
http://imgur.com/a/OrNoT
The rat leaves a slight bump and it doesn't take him long to eat it either.
you need to get a weight on him. weight is a key method to indicate health as well we helping choose the right size feeders.
you are correct: a typical adult male beep won't ever need a medium rat. Yellow takes small rats and they don't really leave a bump in him anymore either, though he doesn't roam and act like he's starving 5 days later.
how often do you feed him?
Re: Seemingly starving snake !!
We have 3 out of 8 males who take medium rats. Our other 5 are not near full grown. We also feed once a week.
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PythonBabes
He eats every 10-14 days.
Is the problem that I'm not feeding him often enough??
it's possible. instead of upping the prey size, try a 7 day schedule.
