10 month ball python acting strangely

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Originally Posted by Nixon

Wait...

Dang it, I did it again. 10 WEEKS OLD.

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Okay that sounds much better. And I agree with the previous poster - see if he'll switch to rat pups for you. They provide a bit more sustenance. I've got a couple at 12 weeks that snap up rat pups as soon as they hit the tub.

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The problem is that nobody nearby sells rat pups. Only adult rats. There's no way I'm breeding rats, either, those things smell and I already have guinea pigs to deal with.

You can try finding an online seller to buy rat-sicles from. That way you don't have to deal with live rodents, just keep them in your freezer, thaw them out, warm them up, and feed them. That assumes your snake will take f/t rodents, though... I've got three that are delighted to have them, and one that won't even consider them.

My oldest python doesn't. She'd go two to three weeks without eating and she'd eat the f/t out of desperation.

Rat-sicles tho.

I'm going to try to get Papyrus here to eat f/t and when he's used to the mice then I'll buy some frozen rats online and try to switch him to those.

Thanks, guys.