Hello,

Recently (Last Monday) we (My girlfriend and I) purchased, a Ball Python.

(Monday was their feeding day)

When we purchased him he was not fed. We were told to wait two days, and try to feed him and we did, he did not eat on wed. We were also told that if he did not eat, wait until the next Monday and then try to feed him again.

So we have tried to feed him tonight, we are using a seperate bucket lined with towels. We thawed the mouse with warm-hotish water (tap-water hot) and then used a blow dryer on the mouse to heat it up.

We then used our feeding tongs, to dangle the mouse infront of him.. No dice.
We left the mouse in the bucket, and put the lid on and turned off the lights, once again.. Nothing..

I do understand that it is normal for ball pythons to not eat for long periods of time, but he is a juvenile, so we are concerned for him, and would like to make sure everything is alright.

Earlier we did notice a white film / crust on his nose, but it was not very visible, and we were unsure if that signified anything.

Currently, he is back in his cave on the heat side.

Do you have any suggestions for helping him regain his appetite or any ideas for what might be causing his lack of hunger.

Thanks,

- Darrin