Feeding!

I am home and about to try to feed Axel!!! I will send pics when I get a chance!! Probably even record it!!


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Good luck! I recommend using the hairdryer trick, which is to blow the head of the f/t with a hairdryer for about 30 seconds before you offer it. It's how I got Firnen to eat today :)

Didn't you just get the snake 2 days ago and it was due to be fed on Thursday? I'm confused

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Didn't you just get the snake 2 days ago and it was due to be fed on Thursday? I'm confused

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Yes, but some suggested that I should feed him every five days.

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HE IS EATING!! Oh, btw does it matter which end he eats first?

No it doesn't matter which end. Your snake might be special if he keeps eating backward however :P

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Good luck! I recommend using the hairdryer trick, which is to blow the head of the f/t with a hairdryer for about 30 seconds before you offer it. It's how I got Firnen to eat today :)

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I did, he sensed the food and look at my hand at first, so, I closed the caged to do the hair dryer method it worked! :)

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Yes, but some suggested that I should feed him every five days.

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HE IS EATING!! Oh, btw does it matter which end he eats first?

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Yay good job Axel!! and mine always tries to eat it from behind but usually ends up repositioning It!

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Yay good job Axel!! and mine always tries to eat it from behind but usually ends up repositioning It!

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Lol, Axel is eating it from the side, I guess he'll figure it out? He has never eaten a medium mouse before, btw, the stores that I went to had no Rat Fuzzies today.

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Didn't you just get the snake 2 days ago and it was due to be fed on Thursday? I'm confused

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Me too. But it ate. Which is a great sign. :gj:

He left it in his water bowl cause he couldn’t figure it out well it be okay?


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Usually if your snake can eat the prey item from the side or back end first, that means its too small.

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Usually if your snake can eat the prey item from the side or back end first, that means its too small.

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He hasn’t eaten it, he can’t figure out where the front is at and he left in in his water bowl, what should I do?


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He left it in his water bowl cause he couldn’t figure it out well it be okay?


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Maybe a medium mouse was too large for him, how old his he and how much does he weigh?

Reheat the mouse with the hairdryer and try again. Focus heat on the head so he goes for that first.

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Maybe a medium mouse was too large for him, how old his he and how much does he weigh?

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He is about 1-2 months maybe? They didn’t tell me, I know they had him for a month, so maybe 3 months? I don’t know how much he weighs, I don’t have a scale.


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Reheat the mouse with the hairdryer and try again. Focus heat on the head so he goes for that first.

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Thank you.


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He went for the head this time! I didn’t have to do anything.


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Yay! :) :) :)

I am gonna post the video on youtube (after I make an account) and also share it with y'all! I didn't get it all cause my phone was about to die!

EDIT: Nvm I am not gonna post a vid. I think it is to long and he was trying to eat it from the side, I will post it though if yall want to see it though.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...fbd4d4476e.jpg

Here is a photo!


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He got blood in his water bowl should I clean it out now or in the morning?


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He got blood in his water bowl should I clean it out now or in the morning?


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now. Or I would at least.

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He got blood in his water bowl should I clean it out now or in the morning?


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I agree with newbie39 you don't want the bacteria

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Should I refreeze the pinkie, throw it away, or try to feed him it?

Throw it away, you don't want to risk bacterial growth

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Throw it away, you don't want to risk bacterial growth

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Thank you.


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Congrats! I'm glad you were able to get him to eat for you [emoji14] My boy had the same problem when I sized him up to a proper sized meal. I think it was because he was used to being able to eat it from behind or the side so he wasn't able to figure it out but who could know for sure lol. Anyways you're doing great! Keep it up [emoji14]

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hmmm do i still win? :P

his BP ate, didn't eat, questions and then eats again, correctly this time. summary of events:

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HE IS EATING!! Oh, btw does it matter which end he eats first?

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He left it in his water bowl cause he couldn’t figure it out well it be okay?

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He hasn’t eaten it, he can’t figure out where the front is at and he left in in his water bowl, what should I do?

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He went for the head this time! I didn’t have to do anything.

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https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...fbd4d4476e.jpg

Here is a photo!

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I'm still confused (but I'm blonde)

So he ate the second time around, there is a picture as well, but why the question (after all that) whether the feeder should be re-frozen or thrown away ?? Didn't it get eaten?? :confusd:

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I'm still confused (but I'm blonde)

So he ate the second time around, there is a picture as well, but why the question (after all that) whether the feeder should be re-frozen or thrown away ?? Didn't it get eaten?? :confusd:

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I feed him a medium mouse but I also thawed out a pinkie so I threw the pinkie away.


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I feed him a medium mouse but I also thawed out a pinkie so I threw the pinkie away.


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Ok, that makes sense !!!

Congrats on him eating. He just didn't want no stinkin' tiny nekkid ole pinkie ;) LOL

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Ok, that makes sense !!!

Congrats on him eating. He just didn't want no stinkin' tiny nekkid ole pinkie ;) LOL

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Thank you.

Lol


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Great news !!


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