Baby ball ate....

[Shadow_TA]

Now he's refusing. Last meal was a sm hopper on 9-15. Before that, he was eating every 4-5 days. Temps are 87 on warm and 79.5 on cool. Humidity is 60%. He shed on 9-26. Any ideas?

[Egapal]

Now he's refusing. Last meal was a sm hopper on 9-15. Before that, he was eating every 4-5 days. Temps are 87 on warm and 79.5 on cool. Humidity is 60%. He shed on 9-26. Any ideas?

Live or F/T? Mouse or Rat? How big is your BP?

[Shadow_TA]

Live or F/T? Mouse or Rat? How big is your BP?

He was on live mouse hoppers when I got him. So that's what I am doing , then switching him to f/t and onto rats. He was hatched on 7-24-11, so he's still little. That's him in my avatar.

[Egapal]

He was on live mouse hoppers when I got him. So that's what I am doing , then switching him to f/t and onto rats. He was hatched on 7-24-11, so he's still little. That's him in my avatar.

Unless your hands are very small you should be feeding larger than a mouse hopper. It may seam a little OCD but I think its a very good idea to get a digital kitchen scale. You can pick them up for a very reasonable price. Keep track of your snakes weights. This info can be very helpful to see if your snake is losing much body weight during a fast. For a new snake owner it can be hard to just look at a rodent and tell if its too small or too big. For a baby ball python I would feed between 10% and 15% of your snakes weight. The adult F/T mice I was getting when I fed F/T were about 18-22 grams. As for the fact that your snake missed a meal. It happens. Just keep offering every 5 days or so.

[Shadow_TA]

How big is your BP?

He was 100g on 9-2, 126g today-both empty weights

[Egapal]

He was 100g on 9-2, 126g today-both empty weights

I would be feeding a small adult mouse every 5 days. I think it would be a good idea to switch to rats that are 12 to 14 days old.

[Shadow_TA]

I would be feeding a small adult mouse every 5 days. I think it would be a good idea to switch to rats that are 12 to 14 days old.

Alrighty, I will try a rat with him.

[Shadow_TA]

Alrighty, I will try a rat with him.

Alright, just need to know that everything is ok with him. He is still refusing to eat. I tried a live mouse Monday since that is what he was on and ate on 9-15. He is now 108g. Any reason to worry or just let it be and try again next week?

[don15681]

too soon to worry. did you change anything else, like a bigger enclosure? I would also stick with what he was eating and try feeding in the dark and leave him be while trying to get him back on feed.

[Naginibellatrix]

it is extremely normal for a snake to refuse a meal. just shrug it off. they can go up to a month without eating, make sure you always offer it though.