Feeding at night

I got my bp on the 31 of december and he still hasn't ate he is in a 20g long and it has good temps i have offred many times but he still hasnt ate . When they leave there hide at night are they going out to hunt? would this be a good time to pre scent for like 15 minutes and then drop it in Thanks for all the help

You could downsize to a ten gallon... Untill he eats also. They are nocturnal so they hunt at night. Pre-sent thentry it!! Leave the lights on and leave the room.

Ball pythons are nocturnal.. I always feed mine at night. prekilled rodents can even be left overnight in the cage with the snake.. sometimes that's all a shy snake needs before it will eat.

i have tried leaving it in over night but i think the noise i made opening up his cage(he has clips and such) bothered him so much he didn't come out the rest of the night.

How big is the snake? One thing most of my guys need is security. They need to feel safe without any stress. I would suggest trying at night with lights out.

he is 168 grams when i got him i havn't gotten a digital scale yet its on the list...but he hasnt lost any noticble weight.

I always start hatchlings in 6qt tubs, A large tank can stress them and cause them not to eat. Theres alot of tricks , Leaving the snake with a prey item in a rolled up paperbag works well sometimes. Night is the best time to feed! First of all I would get the animal set up in a smaller enclosure with proper temps and leave him alone for a week or two before offering a meal. Good luck and keep us posted! Bryan

WestCoast is right. 168g in a 20gal long, he may never eat. Get him in a much smaller enclosure, leave him alone then try again.

i have a 6qt tub stitting right here in front of me i bought it for a feeding tub what should i do to make it bp worthy

so here is what i did i got my 6 qt and i put some aspen and a hide in there and he is just searching around in there im gonna put the mouse that i have pre scenting in there in about 30 minutes and im gonna put some encycopedias on top of it for the night.