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Only eating when food left in cage and roaming at night
Hi all, my lemon blast ball hasnt struck at food for about 4 weeks now, I leave the rat in the cage and by the morning it's gone so she is eating ok. I have also noticed that she roams a lot at night, almost non stop, but is in her hide in the day.
Is any of this concerning?
Also she is a year old but a bit small for her age (pet store said she was a bit of a fussy eater) all temps and humidity are ok
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Re: Only eating when food left in cage and roaming at night
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Ball pythons are nocturnal, so they will spend most of the day hiding/sleeping. Your BP may not feel safe eating while there's lights on.
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Re: Only eating when food left in cage and roaming at night
Originally Posted by kriwu
Ball pythons are nocturnal, so they will spend most of the day hiding/sleeping. Your BP may not feel safe eating while there's lights on.
That's true although my other ball just sits in her cave for about 23 hours of the day with her head poking out in the evening
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Re: Only eating when food left in cage and roaming at night
Mine won't eat unless it's left there overnight either. I wouldn't worry about that as long as she's eating.
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Re: Only eating when food left in cage and roaming at night
She also does this now and again ( burying herself under her rock cave) it's on the cold side.
She does have a bit of stuck shed on her so I assuming she is trying to get it off
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Re: Only eating when food left in cage and roaming at night
At first my BP was eating in full light with me and my brother present. Lately he's become a little particular about his eating habits. I now have to feed him either late in the day or around midnight, it must be very dark, and he often won't take it at first. Weirdly, when I heat it up a second time in (warm but not hot) water, he takes it instantly.
Basically, BPs can be very particular.
Like others have said, you may have better luck with having your BP eating faster if you reduce the light or even try feeding later in the day.
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Re: Only eating when food left in cage and roaming at night
My male SP did that for about a month as well. I had just moved him into his new T8 and had also had to switch him to pet store bought f/t rats. Since Ive gotten more f/t rats from the vendor at our local expo he's back striking and coiling again. They are weird sometimes.
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Re: Only eating when food left in cage and roaming at night
Are you talking about a f/t rat being left in overnight? Because leaving a live rat in with your BP unsupervised can be disastrous for your snake. Just checking.........
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