HELP...baby BP not eating.

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Originally Posted by Pickenprod

I really don't think you should leave a live rodent in with your snake overnight.

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I have been told that it is okay to leave a rodent in with a snake if it hasn't opened it's eyes yet. Don't know if this is correct but just saying.

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Originally Posted by Pickenprod

I really don't think you should leave a live rodent in with your snake overnight.

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A live rat pup cannot hurt a snake, so there is no reason you can't leave it overnight.

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Originally Posted by Pickenprod

I really don't think you should leave a live rodent in with your snake overnight.

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You can put rat pups over night. It won't do any harm.

As mentioned previously, it's good to find out what the breeder was feeding. I got my new Dumeril baby a little over a week ago, and I offered food on my regular feeding day for my other snakes. I put her in her feeding tub and offered a mouse hopper and she sniffed it, but refused. Which was confusing because she had been acting hungry.

So I contacted the breeder and asked what she had been eating (though I had done so prior to her arrival and just had not received an answer to that particular question), and how it had been offered. I was told she was eating rat crawlers that were offered in a tub with thick bedding. So I filled her tub with thick bedding and got a crawler, offered at night and within a few seconds of putting the pup in, she took it. Especially with a new snake, this makes a HUGE difference. Good luck getting your baby to feed! The first thing I thought when I saw your post was, "Wow! That's a tiny snake!" So I understand your anxiety. I was constantly worrying about my girl after she refused food (though I wasn't surprised as I knew the whole shipment process had stressed her out horribly). Now that she's taken it, I believe she is settling in now and will be happy and healthy.

At any rate, good luck! Once your little guy settles in he will probably be just fine. Just make sure he's warm enough in his enclosure as that can effect feeding as well this time of year. :)

Glad i could help, that canned reply has been really helpful over the years.

On the issue of leaving rodents in over night; if the rodent does NOT have erupted teeth, you can leave it in "overnight" i would't recommend more than 6-8 hours but that's just me. No erupted teeth means no chewing on your snake. But a moving, squeeking, bustling rodent will still stress your snake.