first feeding attemp.

i wont i have read this site a lot to know it may take a while. in your opinion how long till i try again?

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i wont i have read this site a lot to know it may take a while. in your opinion how long till i try again?

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wait until the next scheduled feeding. offering too soon after refusing can stress them out.

ok thanks a lot. yea he even got right up on the rat with the S and all. but my wife daughter and nephew was all in the room i think we made him nervous.

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ok thanks a lot. yea he even got right up on the rat with the S and all. but my wife daughter and nephew was all in the room i think we made him nervous.

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try late at night, keep the room dark and try to hide yourself and others from the snake.

ok i will do that. everyone was so excited to see him eat, but i should have known. noob mistake

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ok i will do that. everyone was so excited to see him eat, but i should have known. noob mistake

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not a mistake, a learning experience. 😊

Leave the pup in the enclosure and clear the room of humans next time. Also, don't remove the hides. As long as the rat is not yet weaned, it can't hurt the snake. If it's well furred and/or has opened eyes, then it is not to left in the enclosure unsupervised. Otherwise, you can leave it overnight if necessary. Sometimes the switch from mice to rats requires patience. If the snake refuses rats a couple of times, offer mice again. The most important thing is that the snake feeds.

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Leave the pup in the enclosure and clear the room of humans next time. Also, don't remove the hides. As long as the rat is not yet weaned, it can't hurt the snake. If it's well furred and/or has opened eyes, then it is not to left in the enclosure unsupervised. Otherwise, you can leave it overnight if necessary. Sometimes the switch from mice to rats requires patience. If the snake refuses rats a couple of times, offer mice again. The most important thing is that the snake feeds.

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thank you a lot. i will do this next time.

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I see from a previous thread that you've only had the snake 3 days. This is likely a factor. Nothing unusual about a BP refusing food for a couple of weeks in a new environment. I'd wait at least another 5 days before trying again. I'd also try rat pup again since Derrick says it has fed on them for him.

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I see from a previous thread that you've only had the snake 3 days. This is likely a factor. Nothing unusual about a BP refusing food for a couple of weeks in a new environment. I'd wait at least another 5 days before trying again. I'd also try rat pup again since Derrick says it has fed on them for him.

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yes i have had him since wed. only reason i tried to feed was because i had the days wrong. as in since he was shipped. he was shipped monday the 13th and i did not receive him until wed. so i miss understood the wait a week method, i was looking at the day wlhe left garrick. now thinking about it it seem logical that he is still getting used to its new home

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