Here is a bunch of feeding tricks. They all work some of the time:
-Try switching between rats and mice
-Try feeding later at night (some ball pythons don’t care if its light or not, others will only feed at night)
-Try a live smaller rodent
-Try a smaller food item. The correct sized rodent should leave a small bump in the snake’s stomach, and not make it look like a stuffed sausage.
-Try a new hide box or add another hide
-Try covering the cage with a towel so the snake is not disturbed
-Try scenting or rubbing mouse, hamster or gerbil bedding on your food item
-Try a different colour mouse
-Try warming up the cage if the temps are on the cool side. Likewise, if the cage is too hot, try dropping the temps.
-If it’s a pinkie, try splitting its head so the brains come out (only with dead food !!!)
-Try putting some rodent shavings/ bedding in your snake cage about an hour before feeding them so they know food is on the way
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