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My ball python won't eat
My ball male pastel ball python won't eat. I purchased him at the NARBC show at anahiem from The Reptile Image. He is very small. I keep trying to feed him fuzzy mice but he won't eat someone help me please.
Thanks,
Jordan
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Re: My ball python won't eat
did you give him a week or two to settle in before you tried handling/feeding him?
how much do you handle him?
are his husbandry needs met? ( tank size,substrate,hide,temp?)
is there any chance he might have mites?
is this your first ball/if not is this your first baby ball?
have you tried asf rats? ( asf rats are great to get a ball to come off of fasting)
do you know what the breeder was feeding him?
how many meals has he had before buying him?
if you can answer these questions it will be easier to come up with a solution.
once you figure out what is causing him stress and remove it from the equation then your ball will start to feed. also monitor his weight and make sure he doesn't loose too much. how much does he weigh now?
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Re: My ball python won't eat
How long have you had him (I have no idea when that show was)... If you just got him the move could have stressed him out, just let him be for a week and then try offering another meal, don't keep trying to feed him as that could be another way of stressing him. Make sure he has a proper temp gradient... check the care sheets here on the site to make sure your husbandry methods are sound.
0.1 Normal BP - Aldous
1.0 Bumblebee BP - Huxley
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Re: My ball python won't eat
I have had my bp 5-7 days ago at the NC show. I put up white paper around the sides and back of the tank
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Re: My ball python won't eat
 Originally Posted by SubNoiZe
I have had my bp 5-7 days ago at the NC show. I put up white paper around the sides and back of the tank
You want to put dark paper not white. White will reflect the light and make it brighter.
Describe your husbandry. Don't handle it or do anything with it's cage for a least a week and then try to feed it.
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Re: My ball python won't eat
I got my bp when he was 3 weeks old! It took him over 3 weeks before he started eating and it was a fuzzy mouse that got him eating. He would not have anything to do with a rat or mouse pinkie. Some only eat certain colour. Try to feed every 5 days, if he refuses wait five days then try again and no handling until he eats. Just completely leave him be inbetween feedings. Be patient, he will eat eventually. Good luck!
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