when do you feed?

I know ball pythons are more active at night and some people feed at night. I dont. Ive always fed my snakes at about noon. They dont seem to mind. Just wanted to know if people feed at a ce,rtain time or whenever? Do certain indvidual BPs have a preference?

Everyone eats in the evenings: usually around 8-10pm. Only because that's after I get off work and it gives the feeders time to thaw in some hot water.

I usually feed between 4-6. Not really sure why...it just seems to happen that way.

I feed between 630 pm and 730 pm

I feed all of my pythons after dark. I think it makes a pretty big difference for some of my ball pythons, and the chondros won't even think about eating if it is still light out!

I always feed at different times. Ranges from morning to evening. Mostly in the afternoon though.
My room stays pretty dark in general, so I'm not sure if that makes a difference or not.

I cant think of a time ive fed them and it was dark.

Typically between 10pm - 11pm.

To me it just makes sense to feed a nocturnal animal at night. During the day he's holed away in his hide, but starting around that time he's actually out and about "on the hunt" for prey. Never had an issue with feeding response. :gj:

We usually feed at night. It seems that many BPs will eat whenever, but if you have a picky eater feeding at night will help sometimes.

Depends on when I start thawing. Usually between 8-930pm. I have fed in the afternoon a few times and they still ate no problems.

Seems like im the only one that feeds them so early.

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Seems like im the only one that feeds them so early.

I can only echo what our other members have posted. I feed after work, but before bed. Usually between 7pm-9pm.

All of my guys eat live and pick up rats on Wednesdays at 6:30pm. I usually chat with the rat breeder until a little before 7pm and then I'm home by 7:30pm. They snakes get fed then xD

My corn snakes, however, eat on Sundays...whenever I get the mice thawed out. Sometimes it's in the early afternoon, sometimes it can be as late as 11pm. Usually it's around 8 once I've had my own dinner.

I feed at night between 11pm and 4am. I work nights so it works out.

I feed every Saturday after work, so ten till midnight

Am i also the only one that feeds on my day off? Ivr never really thought about feeding times beimg important. Only thing i do consistantly is i feed them on the same day every week

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Originally Posted by Gerardo

Am i also the only one that feeds on my day off? Ivr never really thought about feeding times beimg important. Only thing i do consistantly is i feed them on the same day every week

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Between school and clinicals, I rarely have a free night so I usually feed on a schedule so I can't complain how tired I am xD

I don't think it matters if you feed on your day off or when you work. As long as the animals are getting fed who cares?

I usually feed on the weekends, Fri-Sun, it varies depending on what I'm doing/ how I feel/ when we clean the rats, ETC. It's usually later at night too, I somewhat aim for after dark but that's also kinna just what happens. I have fed during the day though. Not sure if I noticed a real difference.

I feed when I have time - sometimes in the morning, sometimes at night. If they're hungry, they eat, if they're not, they don't - they rarely skip more than a month of feeding in a row so I've never stressed much over tricks to get em to eat.

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I feed as soon as I get back with the rat, and she usually eats. It depends what I'm doing..

Morning noon or night, whenever

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Originally Posted by Rob

Morning noon or night, whenever

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Pretty much this. Depends on when I have time. Sometimes I squeeze in feeding in the morning before work. If its the weekend sometimes during the day. I also feed after work too. Time doesn't seem to have an effect on any of them.

I always feed at 9pm its convient for me and they don't seem to mind and are eager to eat.

I have been feeding starting anywhere from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, either pre-killed or frozen thawed. However, one of the BPs typically will not eat the rat until after I go to bed (10:00ish). The other one will either take it off the tongs or go for it about 15-30 minutes after I close the cage.


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Nearly exclusively at night. They will eat during the day, but I'm always up late and that's when they'd normally be looking for food.

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Originally Posted by DooLittle

Pretty much this. Depends on when I have time. Sometimes I squeeze in feeding in the morning before work. If its the weekend sometimes during the day. I also feed after work too. Time doesn't seem to have an effect on any of them.

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I don't know if it bears mentioning or not, but I don't only have balls. I have boas and a gtp as well.

Between 12 and 2 in the afternoon

I'm pretty sporadic about my feeding. I generally feed whenever I've got the time but I try to make it about once a week though it often gets stretched out to once every two weeks. My work schedule can be pretty variable so my feeding times can vary between 6:00am to 6:00pm to midnight to noon and every hour in between. It doesn't seem to matter much, at least with my snakes. They seem to be able to adjust to my odd hours and will generally eat any time I feed them.

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Originally Posted by Derrick

Between 12 and 2 in the afternoon

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Finally an early feeder.

Whenever I get around to it :rolleyes:

I clean rats, pull out rodents to be fed off and depending how long it takes me to clean rats or what time I started it's only when I am finished that the snakes get fed.

So pretty much any time during the day.

I feed at night, usually like 10 because he's awake and moving around then, and if I offer it during the day he won't eat!

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Originally Posted by Samii

I feed at night, usually like 10 because he's awake and moving around then, and if I offer it during the day he won't eat!

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This is kinda what I was asking about, the BP that wouldnt really eat during the day.

Generally, I feed my snakes at night. The BP is a garbage disposal, though, so he'll eat anytime he's breathing lol.