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Sounds like she's striking defensively.. I'd give her some more time to settle in before offering food - she's probably just stressed.
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John has it right. That snake is stressed. Hold off food for 4 or 5 days and try again with lights low and leave it alone.
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B
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Same as above. How long have you had her, and was she shipped to you or bought locally?
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Re: Quick Q: Hatchling BP strikes back!
Originally Posted by John1982
Sounds like she's striking defensively.. I'd give her some more time to settle in before offering food - she's probably just stressed.
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I would offer the appropriate sized prey, pinkies don't always register as food for young ball pythons, try a small fuzzy rat or larger hopper mouse.
is she gonna be a problem feeder? how do i feed her? her last meal was friday last week.
I actually enjoy my hatchlings that strike at anything that moves, they typically eat better than the docile ones.
Let her settle in a few more days and try again
Jerry Robertson
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Re: Quick Q: Hatchling BP strikes back!
Originally Posted by snakesRkewl
I would offer the appropriate sized prey, pinkies don't always register as food for young ball pythons, try a small fuzzy rat or larger hopper mouse.
I actually enjoy my hatchlings that strike at anything that moves, they typically eat better than the docile ones.
Let her settle in a few more days and try again
She is currently at 70ish grams i am not sure if i can offer anything bigger than a pinky? she just had her 1st shed 2 weeks ago, and 1st feeding last week with the breeder i got her from.
but yeah i actually them feisty ones also.. hehehe
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Yea you can give her something slightly bigger. Of course, after giving her a few days do calm down
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Re: Quick Q: Hatchling BP strikes back!
Originally Posted by frost0214
She is currently at 70ish grams i am not sure if i can offer anything bigger than a pinky? she just had her 1st shed 2 weeks ago, and 1st feeding last week with the breeder i got her from.
but yeah i actually them feisty ones also.. hehehe
Some hatchlings will eat rats right off but many will need a mouse or asf fuzzy to start off with.
About 50% of our hatchlings started on rats but the rest needed a few meals of asf's or mice to get going before switching to rat fuzzies.
Good luck!
Jerry Robertson
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