Good Evening Forum
My ball python, as of this writing, has a rat in its cage because dangling it isn't good enough for it. This is my third failed attempt (i.e. third week) at trying to feed it, but to no avail. I know its pretty hungry for sure because today it struck at the air while I was preparing the rat. I started receiving frozen rats from a friend, and they're in really good condition - my snake has been liking them for a month when it suddenly stopped taking them. Now, at this point I have two (probably three in about 10 minutes) re-frozen rats. Here is my question to you:
Should I try feeding re-thawed, or is that just out of the question? If it doesn't take one re-thawed rat, should I get rid of all of them or should I be vigilant?
I know snakes can go for a long time without food, but how long is too long? Is there a set time period (e.g. 3 months) or is it just until my snake starts showing signs of being skinny?
I have had my ball python for approximately a year and a couple months. It is ~600g(? [I need to do a weighing soon...]) and 3 ft long.
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