So I've had my baby ball python for a while now, almost two months I think, and he finally had his first meal with me on 7/06/2010. It was a pretty big meal, because he refused f/t, and there are no live hoppers/fuzzies, here. So he was fed a pretty small live mouse, it wasn't that much bigger than the thickest part of him, it was the smallest baby mouse I could find. He got it down pretty quick though, after he had it head first in his mouth, it took under 5 minutes.
Now he hasn't moved at all since he has eaten it, he has stayed in the same place that he swallowed it, in a really small hide, on the cool side. I think I saw him stick his head out to get a drink, but that's about it. Is it normal after a very large meal to not move for a week plus? His "cool side" is mid 80's. I can't tell if the lump is going away because, well, he hasn't come out. But I don't see a dead mangled mouse anywhere, so he didn't throw it back up. He has a UTH and a red bulb to keep the air temps up. The UTH is at about 92-93, but he just never moved over to the heat after eating.
Thanks for any and all help!
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