My first feed of since I own my BP Kinky 5 days ago :D

My first feed of Kinky my BP. :D

YouTube - Ball-Python First Feed

I don't understand; why are you grabbing the tail as the snake is constricting it?


Also, what song is playing?

Also, do you feed in a seperate enclosure?

i was told that you have to make pretend that its actually eating a live one, so he knows how to behave ones he starts eating live ones.. i dunno.. i read it on several articles already.. :)

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yes, separate enclosure, coz i dont want the mice blood to stale on his home.

You need to feed bigger meals...It took him forever to position the rat because it was too small.

oh.. i was suppose to ask that.. he was able to devour the whole thing in less than 5 mins.. and he looks like he wants more after..

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oh.. i was suppose to ask that.. he was able to devour the whole thing in less than 5 mins.. and he looks like he wants more after..

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Do You know what he weighs in grams?

From the video it looks like he could take a big rat crawler...?

oh he is super small.. around 0.3 lbs.. :|

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i was told that you have to make pretend that its actually eating a live one, so he knows how to behave ones he starts eating live ones.. i dunno.. i read it on several articles already.. :)

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Absolutely never heard of it. It's definitely not necessary since none of the thousands of members here has mentioned doing it.

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yes, separate enclosure, coz i dont want the mice blood to stale on his home.

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You're going to have to clean the enclosure sometime, though. Totally unnecessary.

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oh he is super small.. around 0.3 lbs.. :|

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That's 136g. He could eat a 20g meal. Definitely something bigger than that. It was smaller than his head!

I wiggle the tails after they strike too.....Just so they get a good grip on it.

Also, he could eat an adult mouse no problem. If you keep feeding him small meals like this he will not grow.

Mouse blood in the enclosure? who cares. Wait until you have a godzilla poo. Mouse blood will seem like nothing.

hmmm okay... so maybe i can just feed him another one like that today? or should i wait few more days?

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Absolutely never heard of it. It's definitely not necessary since none of the thousands of members here has mentioned doing it.

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I will give the tail a tug if a snake is getting complacent with it's constricting.

I've just never heard it mentioned before. O_o With all the 'how to f/t' discussion, it never comes up. I still don't get it.

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hmmm okay... so maybe i can just feed him another one like that today? or should i wait few more days?

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I really wouldn't even bother until I got something bigger.

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Wait until you have a godzilla poo. Mouse blood will seem like nothing.

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:rofl: That made my day :D

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hmmm okay... so maybe i can just feed him another one like that today? or should i wait few more days?

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Honestly I wouldn't even bother with those. It takes more energy for the snake to constrict and swallow it then the mouse provides.

Just go with one bigger meal on the next scheduled feeding day.

cool.. awesome. thanks a lot guys, very very helpful.

Clearly the big problem I see here is the music. The snake obviously isn't into this dubsteppy stuff and is waiting for some proper drum and bass. :b

What I'm curious about is mentioning getting him ready to eat live rodents. Is there a reason for switching to live if he's already taking f/t?

Also, I can't say I've ever noticed any rat blood from a feeding. I have seen a few hot, steaming godzilla poops, though. :D

Oh, they'll know how to eat live; you don't need to teach them anything for that.

Rat blood happens. Especially when the snake squeezes so hard the rat's scrotum explodes or it's eyeballs pop out or if you heat it up too much and it gets bloated or if it's just a slightly bloody f/t.

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I will give the tail a tug if a snake is getting complacent with it's constricting.

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Well, wouldn't that mean it's done constricting?

You need to feed him two of those, or larger pey items. Thats pretty small for that size ball python. Good luck!

-Payson!

you people are very very very very helpful. i really appreciate all these!

so wait, since its already eating f/t, does this mean i just have to feed him f/t all the way?

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you people are very very very very helpful. i really appreciate all these!

so wait, since its already eating f/t, does this mean i just have to feed him f/t all the way?

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have to? no you can feed what ever you find easiest i personally dont like feeding f/t others love it. its all up to what you wanna feed just if you feed live make sure you watch incase he doesnt eat you need to remove it

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you people are very very very very helpful. i really appreciate all these!

so wait, since its already eating f/t, does this mean i just have to feed him f/t all the way?

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I wouldn't say have to, but I also don't see a benefit in switching to live. If he's already eating something that's perfectly nutritious, why change to something equally nutritious but can hurt him if he's not ready to eat?

I like cheeseburgers, but I'd prefer not to have a cheeseburger attack me if I don't eat it right away.

i like the analogy haha! THANKS!