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He just won't eat!!!!

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  • 06-23-2006, 08:46 PM
    igoopy
    He just won't eat!!!!
    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?
  • 06-23-2006, 08:49 PM
    Adam_Wysocki
    Re: He just won't eat!!!!
    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
  • 06-23-2006, 09:18 PM
    lillyorchid
    Re: He just won't eat!!!!
    Igoopy, take Adam's advice! Try it, I bet it works! :) Good luck!
  • 06-24-2006, 10:13 AM
    Colorful Balls
    Re: He just won't eat!!!!
    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.
  • 06-24-2006, 01:14 PM
    Adam_Wysocki
    Re: He just won't eat!!!!
    For whatever it's worth, in 25 years, I've never had to force feed a ball python.

    -adam
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