Hello,

I have two baby ball pythons that I purchased on 11/9/14 that have been feeding great since then.
Their last feed was on the 25th and both took their food. They are both in a rack system so they are fed in their cages. Once they grab, and start constricting, I close their cage and leave them alone for at least a full 24 hours. Occasionally 36 hours.

They are both weighing around 40-50 grams and feeding on rat scented mice that weigh 7.5 grams. I'm going off of the recommended feeding chart located on the BHB site.
Husbandry is all where it should be and I'm also using paper towels as substrate and sterilizing once a week. Both tanks were cleaned on the 23rd and then my males cage was spot cleaned the 24th because he had defecated twice.
I went to change out their water bowls this morning and mist their cages down and my male had the mouse still in his cage. Half of it is decaying and the other half is normal. I could not tell you if he started swallowing it after I had left him alone but he was half in his hide when I fed him. My female also fed the same way that day and is doing fine and digesting her food.
I'm not sure how much a mouse would decay in a matter of less than 36 hours but it didn't have a foul smell like regulations usually do. And it also wasn't encapsulated/partially digested like I've seen before in pictures. His cage smelt like raw chicken almost. My guess is that he took the food and decided not to eat actually and the mouse had just rotted naturally because it was left right outside of his hide where he grabbed it. But it's a bit of rotting for what I would have expected. And I also don't want to over look something that needs to be treated seriously.

I also know about the proper steps to take after a regurgitation takes place. And I will also post photos of the mouse to get opinions on the matter.
It would be a great help if someone could clarify what I found and if I need to take the regurgitation steps, take him to my vet, or go back to normal feeding.
Sorry if this post is all over the place.

Thanks