feeding failure...

i have a question about feeding live and all the newspaper. cant the live mouse or rat just hide in the newspaper and than my BP will never have a chance to eat it?

Well, that's another reason to start out with a baby rat...so it can't climb up into the paper. However...I have a feeling that wherever a rodent can go...the snake can follow!

oh alright than. i dunno if they have baby rats here where i live but i can look around. my BP was just peeking its head out of his hide last night and the mouse would come up to the opening of the hide he was in and nothing. this happened several times too

Try not to stress too much. Give your snake time and he should start eating. He may not be completely comfortable yet. My new bp just ate for me for the very first time today and it took her a complete month before she would eat for me. If your setup is as it should be, all you should need is some patience. Good luck!:)

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Originally Posted by munky5435

... my BP was just peeking its head out of his hide last night and the mouse would come up to the opening of the hide he was in and nothing. this happened several times too

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That's most likely because he's still too uncertain about his new home to even worry about being hungry right now.

i got some GREAT news!!! i left a live mouse in the tank with my new BP for less than 2 hours and when i just checked he ate it!!! SUCCESS!!! MONEY N'DA BANK! its great i have a quick question though he has some aspen stuck in his mouth what should i do?

Congrats on the successful feeding! I'm not sure about the bedding issue, I personally use paper towels. They're not very pretty to look at, but it makes clean up time very easy. :)

don't worry about the aspen... your snake can digest bones so a little shredded aspen is of no concern. i keep all my snakes on aspen.

congrats on getting your snake to eat. in the future... i wouldn't leave a mouse in for that long (not a live one anyways)

and just so you know... judy was giving you some very good advice. she has a LOT of knowledge... so you can trust what she suggests to you. it's great you got the snake to eat... but you could have set your snake up for some feeding issues in the future... you took a risk which, IMO, should never have been taken. i know it's your snake... but it's also a living creature which deserves to be respected and cared for to the best of your ability... and when you are getting such excellent advice... and then because of your excitement to "see it feed" or "see that it's fed" you chose to ignore the best interests of your snake for your own personal gratification. (posts 28-30)

i know i took that risk but now that he ate im going to wait another week. fed him at the same time of the night and not handle him at all like i did this past week. and we'll see how it goes from there

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Originally Posted by munky5435

i know i took that risk but now that he ate im going to wait another week. fed him at the same time of the night and not handle him at all like i did this past week. and we'll see how it goes from there

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Sounds good. :)