ok i tried to feed my ball for the first time

[krood]

i placed the rat pup in its box near my ball's tub to "scent" the room as i had read here before. he showed a little interest eventually so i placed the rat in the tub and my ball flicked his tongue a few times and then ignored the rat.

i'm assuming he's just not interested in eating today so what do i need to do to keep this rat pup alive so i can try again tomorrow? what do they eat?

[ballpnoob]

I would just kill the rat and freeze it. Less trouble.

Don't try again tomorrow ... wait another week.

[Kizerk]

i don't think you can feed a rat pup... if you just bought it from a pet store or someting, it should stay alive for around 2 days i think

[SnakeySnakeSnake]

i don't think you can feed a rat pup... if you just bought it from a pet store or someting, it should stay alive for around 2 days i think

Depends on if it is really a pup or not.

If it has its eyes open, can move around and is "aware" of its surroundings, there is a decent chance it will chew on food.

If it's eyes are closed, I've never fed them solid food before.

[recycling goddess]

how old is it? they need to be about 3 weeks before they eat food like cereal, dried pasta... bread with olive oil on it.

what was you snake eating before? rats or mice? if it was mice you'll need to feed it mice... but if it was rats... then just wait another week (no handling or bothering except to change the water) and try again.