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I would call whomever you bought the snake from and ask them what thier feeding methods were. Might help you figure out how to feed your snake in a way it is use to.

The way you are thawing the mouse is fine, but if it is getting wet, that may be your whole problem, maybe double bag it or something so it wont get wet. Otherwise, you could always do what I do, leave it sit under another reptiles basking light, thats also a warm spot, or even a heat emitter. You could also, use your hair blow dryer to heat it up more, make sure if is totally thawed by feelings its belly region, if it is warm, you are good to go. You have to remember, bp's work off of heat signatures by nature, it may be that your snake is use to eating something that puts off a warmer heat signature.

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Originally Posted by AustimusMaximus

Should i leave the snake in his hide and put the mouse out front of it or take the hide off of him? I am kind of inclined to believe the dealer about the eating thing, he is really "plump".

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Leave the hide. They are more secure when they hunt from within.

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Originally Posted by AustimusMaximus

I am kind of inclined to believe the dealer about the eating thing, he is really "plump".

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Would you be able to post a pic? What some people call "plump" can mean anywhere from morbidly obese to completely emaciated- we've got pretty good eyes on here and pics and weights and other stats help us help you more!

I just wanted to say that I had teh same problem with my bp when I bought it Jan 15th. Took me till around March 4th to get it to eat. I tried a live mouse 4 days after I bought cuz thats what the guy that sold it to me told me to do and it just killed the mouse and left it. Well then every week after I tried f/t and the snake just ran from it. March 4th I tried a live mouse again and it ate with in minutes. Last week it ate a live sm rat with in a min of it being in the cage. Right before it ate the snake had a perfect shed and left me a surprose in it's sterilight container. I leave the hide in also otherwise it dont eat and I feed after dark.

They love to take prey from their hide. wiggle f/t or p/k in front of it lightly and makes sure it is warm. do it at night and to stimulate the snake more, you can scent the cage before offering the mouse by rubbing the warm mouse on the inside of the cage. a great way to thaw rodents is to put them in a zip-loc bag and put it under hot water.for me it seems as if 15 minutes under hot water is good for a fuzzy/hopper. for an adult mouse it is 30-40 minutes. do what works for you and remember that they love to attack prey when it passes by their hide, or at least my 3 do. i hope i have helped.

in addition to the above, don't be afraid to go to a smaller tub like a 15 or 6qt size tub. those are big enough for a baby ball. keep the temps right, leave him alone, peace and quiet, keep trying once a week to feed. also you can try the crumpled up balls of newspaper in the tub too. adam(8ball) gave me that hint, and he got it from kevin (nerd)
here's a pic of a 400 gram bp in a 6qt tub. he's 500 grams now and was moved into a 32qt penthouse:sweeet:

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...9/DSCN0494.JPG


vaughn

A smaller cage? The 32qt. hes in now seems fairly cozy... what would be a good size container? Snakes maybe a few inches shy of a foot and a quarter fully extended. This isnt a rack system either, hes livin under my bed in my dorm at the moment

Did you change his enclosure or move recently? Sometimes a simple change of scenery is enough to freak them out a little. Remember, lack of appetite in reptiles isn't a disease, its a SYMPTOM of something else. Just keep on top of it how you should an he'll come around for you.