Help me make them eat!!!

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Originally Posted by snakemomma

I'd prefer to keep them all together(but divided) in the same cage. We made it ourselves and I must say it is pretty nice haha. I'll save the 20 gallon for the next snake once I get this all figured out and fixed!

We have heat rope throughout the bottom of the cage. Both are on a lamp dimmer thing and are monitered by two thermostats. One on each side of the cage. We don't have a device to measure the humidity in the cage but we do have a humidity box in the cage for them to hang out in if they want and they shed in one piece.

Also Nick seemed concerned that feeding them in thier enclosures would make them more likely to bite you when you handle them. He also said that they could swallow thier substrate and that would be bad for them.

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What kind of thermometers are they? Digital ones with probes?

Ball pythons are such docile snakes that cage aggression is never an issue. As long as you go into the cage on days that are not feeding day, they should never "mistake your hand for food". You don't smell like a rat, you don't look like a rat, so your snake should not just bite you because it thinks it is being fed. I have never heard of a case of impaction with ball pythons. i have had my snakes eat mouth fulls of substrate and be perfectly fine. Remember, these guys digest rodents WHOLE. A little substrate is no big deal.

Yeah that makes since. I always wondered how a little wood could pose a problem since they could digest a mouse bones and all haha.

And the thermometers are digital with probes.

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Originally Posted by snakemomma

Yeah that makes since. I always wondered how a little wood could pose a problem since they could digest a mouse bones and all haha.

And the thermometers are digital with probes.

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Excellent :) Let us know how splitting the tank goes! I have a feeling you will have a bunch of hungry snakes in the coming weeks ;)

Yup I'll split the cage tomorrow and then try to feed them again next thursday!

Thanks alot for all your help!
I'll be back for more if we end up with eggs as a reward for being ignorant haha!

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Originally Posted by snakemomma

Yup I'll split the cage tomorrow and then try to feed them again next thursday!

Thanks alot for all your help!
I'll be back for more if we end up with eggs as a reward for being ignorant haha!

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I doubt you will get eggs from a snake that young. Normally, a female at 1500 grams will throw a good healthy clutch. If they are smaller then they, they will throw a bunch of slugs or get egg bound, which requires a vet visit.

I wouldn't really think of eggs as a reward in this case :/

Yeah I was being kind of sarcastic actually. I really don't want eggs just yet! Maybe someday! :)