I think it will be ok but JUST to be sure...

Well, earthworms are kinda pinkish...maybe he mistook it for a really long pinky rat!

I had ring neck snake for a little while that would eat chopped earthworms but I can't say my ball has ever tried them lol. She must have eaten it pretty quick if you couldn't get it away from her (not that I suggest getting in the way of a snake and it's food lol) that in itself seems a little odd to me :weirdface

the worm wasn't straight. It was in a little ball so maybe it did think it was a pinky. I saw that the snake had the worm but I wasn't about to try and take it away.

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the worm wasn't straight. It was in a little ball so maybe it did think it was a pinky. I saw that the snake had the worm but I wasn't about to try and take it away.

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I doubt it thought it was a pinky since they go by scent, not how it looks.

I guess your snake has worms now doesn't it?

Sorry for my really bad taste in jokes, I hope hes ok!

What were the earth worms there for? I find it hard to believe that you accidentally dropped a worm into a ball python's cage at the exact time you opened the cage, and that the ball python ate the worm before you were able to reach in and get it out.

Are you sure you didn't think that ball pythons ate worms, so you dangled a worm in front of it and it ate it, only to later find out that ball pythons eat rodents? If you did, it's no big deal. It shouldn't harm the snake other than maybe some loose, smelly crap, and at least you know better now.

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What were the earth worms there for? I find it hard to believe that you accidentally dropped a worm into a ball python's cage at the exact time you opened the cage, and that the ball python ate the worm before you were able to reach in and get it out.

Are you sure you didn't think that ball pythons ate worms, so you dangled a worm in front of it and it ate it, only to later find out that ball pythons eat rodents? If you did, it's no big deal. It shouldn't harm the snake other than maybe some loose, smelly crap, and at least you know better now.

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I feed them to my oscar. I left it open and bumped the stand when I was opening the ball's cage. the container fell in.


If I wanted to see if ball python's ate worms...I would just say that.I'm not new to reptiles. That is why I thought it was strange that it ate it.

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I feed them to my oscar. I left it open and bumped the stand when I was opening the ball's cage. the container fell in.


If I wanted to see if ball python's ate worms...I would just say that.I'm not new to reptiles. That is why I thought it was strange that it ate it.

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Gotcha. Sorry for doubting you. I just saw the list of animals you in your signature and couldn't figure out how the earth worms fit into their food. You have to admit, it is one of those stranger than fiction scenerios. :)

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I doubt it thought it was a pinky since they go by scent, not how it looks.

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I dunno...many keepers claim their snakes prefer rodents of one color over another. I have personally witnessed this with my BP. Its plausible.

Which one ate it? IF it was the corn snake sometimes they'll eat them in the wild. And btw my kenyan sand boa will ONLY eat white lab mice, he refuses anything else.