What are the signs you look for if your BP is ready to eat

[theartofsolitude]

What are the signs you look for if your BP is ready to eat?

Does your BP also go out of the hide and wonder around if hungry?

[Animals As Leaders]

I personally have a rack system, and when I open the drawer there right there waiting. They got there heads cocked back waiting for something to run by. Some will just be hiding in the corner sleeping, and i give em' nudge with the rat and they nail it. So I guess some will display a more aggressive feeding response initially.

[RichsBallPythons]

Before offering any meal i blow on the prey in their tub to give them awareness. Once they flick the tongue and get aware of it i offer it away from them and move it in towards them.

[crissabell]

My Ball Python will literally follow my movements when's he's ready to eat. And most of the time, when he's hungry, he will be on the raised platform i have for him in his enclosure, and as soon as i approach it with the prey item, he raises his head, and just waits for me to open the top of his cage, and as soon as i do, he literally grabs it right off the hemostats.

[jlawson]

I feed my BP in a seperate tub. She knows when she's put in that container it means dinner time. She will follow my every move...even poking her head out, watching me finish the preparation. It doesnt take 2 seconds for her to strike once I offer the meal to her.

[pavlovk1025]

Uhh...When I walk by and I hear * THUNK * THUNK * THUNK * and see a couple females taking shots at me through their tub....Thats when I know they want some foooood. I usually open tubs from around the side of the rack at that point, too many close calls with my nose.

[Jacob1023]

My BP (Bunny) gets out and starts wondering around his enclosure when he is hungry, which is usually at about day 5 or 6 after he eats, though he gets fed on day 7 no matter what. I feed him in a seperate container, when he is in there he knows what is going on, and strikes as soon as he sees food.

[ballpythonluvr]

I know my snake is ready to eat when it gets dark outside because he starts wandering around his enclosure. His tongue is flicking and he is very alert to what is going on around him.

[PghBall]

I have my son's BP in a tank, and when it is out and following my every movement, I know it's hungry. Come to think of it, it seems to be hungry all the time anymore and I bumped it up from weanling rats to small rats to boot! May need to bump it up again. My own BPs are in racks and since I feed every Tuesday, I look for them being very alert with tongue flicking when I pull out the tub.