Re: Why is my ball python is acting afraid of her food?
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Ld1973Rn
I am having this problem. I've had my snake for 2 months. She ate a live small mouse, immediately, a couple days after I got her. She's very friendly, I can handle her with no problem, and was taking her out every night. I have tried to feed her live, killed, frozen, pinkies, in her cage, in a separate cage, and nothing. She is afraid of the live mice and curls up and hides her head, I wiggle a dead mouse near her, and nothing. She has gone through a full shed, and I thought she would definitely eat then, but no. So it's been about 7 weeks since she's eaten, should I worry, stop handling her, I'm just not sure. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Laur
Hi! I started this thread about eight months ago when I got my first ball python. They're awesome snakes, but it can be really frustrating to get them eating sometimes. :) So you're not alone.
Definitely stop handling her for now, until she starts eating again. Make sure your temps are spot on-around 90 on the warm end, and I've found that upper 70's to low 80's on the cool side works just fine. Also, most snakes will switch to frozen/thawed. Both of my BPs were originally eating live, but I got them switched to f/t pretty quickly. Make sure you're warming them up enough though! Once they're completely thawed, I dunk their heads into hot-ish water. I heat up a small amount on the stovetop, but not so much that it's boiling.
