Daughter and My 1st Snake

most of the time it takes less then a min for my snakes to take it but thats because there all accustom to it for your little guy it may take longer id give up after about 10 15 mins. you can refreeze them and thaw them again i dont refreeze them more then 2 times after that they get thrown away.

Also warming them up makes them smell more which the snake likes also makes it more realistically alive if its warm. and movement helps a lot too tail dangling or zombie dance my snakes are so used to zombie dance that that wont take a tail dangling rat.

you will have a lot better results with warmth and movement then a cold lifeless mouse just laying there =P and yes ur probably going to have to do this every single time you feed your snake but like i said all mine grab it within the first min because they know the drill. like i said tho i actually enjoy feeding time because i get to watch my babies all out attack a dancing rat =P

EDIT: he seems healthy and from what you have told us he seems to be acting perfectly normal "when hes hungry he will eat" XD just keep en eye out for noticeable weight loss thats when u should begin to worry otherwise just keep offering like every other day, eating strikes are very normal for BP's even with perfect husbandry

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Originally Posted by jfaria1891

EDIT: he seems healthy and from what you have told us he seems to be acting perfectly normal "when hes hungry he will eat" XD just keep en eye out for noticeable weight loss thats when u should begin to worry otherwise just keep offering like every other day, eating strikes are very normal for BP's even with perfect husbandry

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Well, that's good to here. I think she looks pretty healthy ( from a beginners point of view) I'm guessing it's just to soon since all the stress from the trip to the show, then the show and then the ride home. I really wish we would have weighed her 1st thing, but we didn't. Like I said we haven't been handling her trying to get her to calm down.
I've also read about the hungry strikes and that they can last awhile, so we aren't to worried yet.

:) like i said warmth and movement are pretty much a must, i have never seen a BP not eat something it strikes and coils around.

Congrats on your first. They are addicting :). My normal is my favorie and first BP to.

I just saw a video where a guy warms them up a bit (remember they sense heat) and when he grabs them (the rat) he does it behind the neck and makes it Zombie Run so to speak. It looks more lifelike but then again his balls were used to that. Might help. Oh but be careful that the snake dosent strike the tongs for obvious reasons.

Guess we better look into some feeding tongs then, all we have are regular cooking tongs with the big metal pincher things...haha

Congrats on the first one! :D
Also good to someone else from Indiana! (I'm down near Evansville) :salute:

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Originally Posted by mikeandsheleen

Congrats on the first one! :D
Also good to someone else from Indiana! (I'm down near Evansville) :salute:

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Nice to meet ya Mike. We're up about 2 hrs North of Indy, almost to Fort Wayne.

12 days since we brought her home and she finally ate today !http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...ts2_705133.jpg

Awesome! Still not happy with the substrate but if it works for you keep on trucking


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