Ball Python Feeding

I just got my baby bp one week ago, and tried feeding it today like the guy at the pet store said. I dipped the f/t mouse in chicken broth even, and it still showed no interest at all. Any advice/tips?? Thanks!

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Originally Posted by gold217

I just got my baby bp one week ago, and tried feeding it today like the guy at the pet store said. I dipped the f/t mouse in chicken broth even, and it still showed no interest at all. Any advice/tips?? Thanks!

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did you wiggle the mouse a little?...was the mouse warm enough?

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Originally Posted by J.Coils

did you wiggle the mouse a little?...was the mouse warm enough?

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yes the mouse was warm and i did wiggle it. do you think its picky and will only take live?

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Originally Posted by gold217

yes the mouse was warm and i did wiggle it. do you think its picky and will only take live?

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its hard to tell so early..did you try refreezing the mouse and then offering it again? that worked for me a couple times before..i recently got a sub-adult and she was only fed live but i switched her to f/t without any reall issues

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Originally Posted by J.Coils

its hard to tell so early..did you try refreezing the mouse and then offering it again? that worked for me a couple times before..i recently got a sub-adult and she was only fed live but i switched her to f/t without any reall issues

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no i didnt refreeze it...

give that a go.. refreez and then rethaw it and see if that works..it supposed to make the mouse a bit more pungent or something to that effect

also your snake may still be getting settled in to its new home know what i mean?

[QUOTE=J.Coils;1587338]also your snake may still be getting settled in to its new home know what i mean?[

yeah thanks! I'll just try again next week

How old is the snake?
If it is a hatchling? if so, how many successful meals did it have prior to you buying her?

you're welcome

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Originally Posted by llovelace

How old is the snake?
If it is a hatchling? if so, how many successful meals did it have prior to you buying her?

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the snake is just a hatchling (about a month old). she ate at the pet store once, because she was only there a few days, but other than that im not sure.