newbie ball python owner first feed question/help

[daleeso]

Hello All,

i recently purchased my first snake (female baby spider ) on Sunday. i was advised to give her 4-5 days before attempting the first feed to give her time to acclimate to the new cage/housing. today would of course be the 5th day i have owned her. i have read to actually give them about a week.

should a wait another day or two? are there any signs i should be looking for that she is ready to eat and/or hungry?

any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[ballpythonluvr]

You can go ahead and try to feed her now. She just may eat for you!

[crazy ball]

i got my spider female baby 6weeks old to eat the first day i got her if the snake is hungry they will take it dude

[daleeso]

Thanks everyone. i greatly appreciate it. i will definitely give it a shot this evening. i will update if i had a successful feed...or not

[mpkeelee]

if shes in her hide chillin out and not outside in the tub goin crazy then go for it. once they settle in and have a day or two to relax then u can feed. the recommended week is just so they have time to relax and not be so stressed out. i recently bought a cinny locally and he ate the next night cuz he settled right in the first night. good luck, let us know how it goes.

[nubz]

I'm one week into owning my BP, I'm gonna give it a shot tomorrow.

[cmack91]

like they said... good luck, and to the forum!

[daleeso]

guys my first feed was successful. she fed as soon as i dropped the mice in there

thanks for the suggestions/advise everyone

[lasweetswan]