Why won't my baby eat?

I just bought, pre-scented, and gave my snake a live mouse.

I got excited, it looked like it was going to eat, it followed it with it's head, then it would sniff it out with its tounge and turn away and just ball up.

WHY?!

So I just gave it a dead mouse, and it did the exact same thing.

I'm honestly getting really stressed over this, what should I do?

Even the new ball python at petsmart (had it for one day) ate. WHY?!

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Originally Posted by xKxLxHx

I just bought, pre-scented, and gave my snake a live mouse.

I got excited, it looked like it was going to eat, it followed it with it's head, then it would sniff it out with its tounge and turn away and just ball up.

WHY?!

So I just gave it a dead mouse, and it did the exact same thing.

I'm honestly getting really stressed over this, what should I do?

Even the new ball python at petsmart (had it for one day) ate. WHY?!

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ive never had a single issue wiht live but i have found that keeping my humid hide at 94*F and offering after my BP just exited it seems to get a great feeding response every time.i present as well just because i dont feed as soon as i get them. i wait for the evening. ive been told 94*F is a sweet spot that helps the feeding response. when my BP exits i know he is looking for the source of the smell and he is ready to rock n roll

you can also try offering a different color pray item.

yeah im having the same problem but its only been 2 weeks since she last eat?

Well I would say that the snake acting interested is a good sign. Even very young snakes that have been feeding can go a long time without eating, as python guru has said. some times overfeeding or feeding to often will drive an animal to go off feeding, and sometimes they just go off feeding even the baby ones. it is my experience that with proper security and husbandry a healthy non feeding animal will eat when they are ready. So put the snake on the back burner so to speak check in on it to make sure it isn't loosing to much weight and try to feed it in two weeks or so. If it does not go for it right away wait another two weeks. my 08 clutch had one really poor feeder that I ended up assisted feeding a few times to keep em going. What I did was stopped trying to feed every week, and left the animal alone. I just started feeding it regularly again and it is an aggressive feeder now. I think you have tried enough things to say the snake isn't hungry so all you can do is wait it out. Just my take on things I am sure other may disagree

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Originally Posted by Chuck

Well I would say that the snake acting interested is a good sign. Even very young snakes that have been feeding can go a long time without eating, as python guru has said. some times overfeeding or feeding to often will drive an animal to go off feeding, and sometimes they just go off feeding even the baby ones. it is my experience that with proper security and husbandry a healthy non feeding animal will eat when they are ready. So put the snake on the back burner so to speak check in on it to make sure it isn't loosing to much weight and try to feed it in two weeks or so. If it does not go for it right away wait another two weeks. my 08 clutch had one really poor feeder that I ended up assisted feeding a few times to keep em going. What I did was stopped trying to feed every week, and left the animal alone. I just started feeding it regularly again and it is an aggressive feeder now. I think you have tried enough things to say the snake isn't hungry so all you can do is wait it out. Just my take on things I am sure other may disagree

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I'm just really afraid to wait it out, I don't want it to die, I'd feel terrible. Right now, the snake went in its hide with its head sticking out almost looking at the mouse, but I think she's sleeping.

you might have to force feed her with a pinky i know its not really best thing to do but if shes not eating then you just might have to

i have heard of people grabbing a different container placing a single hide in it and a live hopper in your case, place the snake in the hide let it crawl from your hands to the hide then wait. if your lucky she will smell it, and poise her head at the hide entrance, this means she is trying to locate it. and if your luckier she will see it since its the only loan heat source and nail it after an hour or so. maybe sooner.

good thinking im gonna try that in 5 days

Just watch her, hoppers have there eyes open and are pretty crazy some times. when i feed my BP them some times i have to remove them because they just have to much spunk and are off the wall. i think the one i had was nuts lol

Also, place the hide in a corner and the hopper in the opposite. if they cower in the corner even better non moving target for your BP. but like i said monitor it because some of them can be a lil crazy and if she gets spooked it will do more harm then good.

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Just watch her, hoppers have there eyes open and are pretty crazy some times. when i feed my BP them some times i have to remove them because they just have to much spunk and are off the wall. i think the one i had was nuts lol

Also, place the hide in a corner and the hopper in the opposite. if they cower in the corner even better non moving target for your BP. but like i said monitor it because some of them can be a lil crazy and if she gets spooked it will do more harm then good.

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The mouse was pretty crazy, it wouldn't stop moving, and was just running all over the place trying to climb on everything. I'll probably go see if I can get a smaller live one that isn't so..active. hah.