feeding problem

so i just tried feeding my snake for the second time the first time was last sunday and it took the mouse no problem and then that was it but now i put the snake in the box to where i feed it offered the mouse and it was interseted and struck time after time after time it would miss or it would land and thne it would let go and wouldnt coil around it i dont know what to do i dont know if i should offer the mouse again later on tonight it seemed really stressed out and aggravated but it never really loss interest in the mouse it kept going after it, it would never just latch on though

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Originally Posted by schulte5000

so i just tried feeding my snake for the second time the first time was last sunday and it took the mouse no problem and then that was it but now i put the snake in the box to where i feed it offered the mouse and it was interseted and struck time after time after time it would miss or it would land and thne it would let go and wouldnt coil around it i dont know what to do i dont know if i should offer the mouse again later on tonight it seemed really stressed out and aggravated but it never really loss interest in the mouse it kept going after it, it would never just latch on though

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I was in the same boat as you were. I would feed in a seperate box and the snake would take forever to eat. Then one day, it just stoped taking the mouse. He did this for two weeks and then people on this site recommended I feed inside his actual enclosure. Ever since i did that, my Ball and all the other ball pythons i have, have never missed a meal. You should try it and see if it'll work for you. :gj: Just give him a few days before you offer food again.