How long can she last without eating?

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Originally Posted by Deborah

While BP can go off feed for months it's important to remember that the animal is only 200 grams.

Here is what I would suggest if it's not done already, get some aspen bedding to put in the tub, don't offer food for a week and than leave a LIVE rat crawler overnight (right crawlers are big fuzzy rats that do not have their eye open)

If your snake has been consistent with eating (prior to you acquiring it) it will take rats again, if the rat pup was a one time thing he might still need some perseverance on your part to be completely consistent.

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OK. thanks I just did what you suggested !!! I changed her beding again. It was aspen. But I changed to new ones. I changed her to the bottom of the rack. I assume there she gets least attention.

I will not touch her again for the next 7 days.

Will keep you guys post.

Thanks again !!!

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Originally Posted by mc5guy

I got this 200 gram female ball python May 22nd. I put her in my reck with other snakes.

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You might want to consider quarantining a new addition to your collection. I just brought in a new snake and she is two floors away with a separate HVAC system between my collection and her. Not everyone can separate new additions like that, but it is a good idea to ensure some type of separation so that you are not bringing anything bad into your whole collection.

Good luck getting her to eat. We've all had picky eaters and they can drive you nuts, especially when they are that small.