Ball Python Kills but don't eat

[komen]

So Saturday is feeding g day
have two ball pythons that regularly kill the rat and then leave it without eating it. Sometimes after I attempt another rat and they eat. I sometimes see that the rat shows signs that the ball python tried to swollo it but stops. The rat is just a wean for a 400 gram snake and the other is 1500 gram for a medium.

Does anyone have any comments about
A bp killing but not eating it after

[Slim]

I've seen it before. What's your set up like? What's your feeding procedure? Do you pre scent the room before feeding?

[John1982]

Some can be shy feeders too. I have snakes that won't eat, or will even spit it out if already started, a meal if disturbed in any way whatsoever. Some critters are just more sensitive than others, even a little vibration might throw a high strung snake off the feeding rhythm.

[bcr229]

Put the smaller one on a 10-14 day schedule, and the larger one on a 2-3 week feeding schedule.

[komen]

Feed every Saturday
Tubs
herpstat tstat
Breed my own healthy quality rats
I may try smaller prey

Seperate concern:
My tubs for my smaller snakes brought me questions... they are 6.2 qt
15" × 11.5" × 3.5" (l × w × h)

I was thinking there too small. But the two snakes that drop food after kill are in proper large tubs

[komen]

Put the smaller one on a 10-14 day schedule, and the larger one on a 2-3 week feeding schedule.

Why could I have a reason

[bcr229]

Why could I have a reason

Their growth is slowing so they're telling you they are not as hungry as they used to be when they were babies.