Feeding Help NEEDED

Also, does it matter what time of day I feed?

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Originally Posted by abrunsen

Also, does it matter what time of day I feed?

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I haven't noticed a difference based on the time of day.

I got her to eat by keeping the hides in. Thanks for the help everyone

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

I have a Carpet python and I remove the hides... this isn't the issue here. (mine hasn't ever missed a meal... Ball Pythons they are not)

Are you feeding live? because if so walking away at all is very dangerous.

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Aaron, come on, I know I'm new but really...... :) No, I'm feeding F/T.

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Originally Posted by Trochu

Aaron, come on, I know I'm new but really...... :) No, I'm feeding F/T.

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You would be surprised at some of the stuff ive seen in my short time here lol

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Originally Posted by Trochu

Aaron, come on, I know I'm new but really...... :) No, I'm feeding F/T.

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Well you never specified... and there are many people on this forum....

I hope I didn't offend you I certainly did not mean to.

I don't own carpets, I could be wrong about this.
I believe that JCP eat birds as their natural prey, I have friends that start them on quail hatchlings and change them over to rodents as they mature.

I like to feed my Carpets rat fuzzies when theyre 50-100 grams and then move to double fuzzies. Rat pups at 150 grams.

General python feeding help, works wonders on problem feeders:

1) Feed in cage, leave the cage undisturbed before feeding

2) Feed a half hour after lights out

3) If you can start an animal on rats that will eat rats as an adult, do it.

4) Warm up F/T feeders to body temperature. Pythons make very good use of their heat pits when determining whether or not something is prey.

5) Use long tongs (I like 9''ers, but 6''ers will do), it separates your giant heat signature from the small feeder heat signature

6) With reluctant feeders that look interested but don't strike, sometimes leaving the feeder in the cage after they begin eyeballing it can do the trick.

7) These are ambush predators. Let them ambush from their hiding spots :D They will feel more confident if they think they aren't seen by the 'prey'

Do you have some type of branch or perch in the enclosure for her to climb on?