I recently got a 5 month old pastel pied, my first ball python, and after letting her settle down a few days I tried to feed her for my first time ever. Ball pythons are nothing like garter snakes, so my previous experience in snake feeding means just about squat at this point!
I thawed her food, put a hair dryer to it for a short time, then got the feeding tongs and hoped she would strike. It took some time, this is her first feed in her new home, but she started to scrunch her little neck- then struck! I was so happy I could hardly contain myself! I very gently tugged her little prey a few times, causing her to tighten her grip and add another coil, then I put her hide back down and left her be.
While I don't know for certain yet if she ate it, I'll be sure to check later on as I don't want to disturb her while she's eating, the fact that she struck and coiled so tightly has me feeling very happy. I hope dearly she ate it!
Thanks a bunch to everyone in this forum for all your useful information on everything from how you thaw your feeders to doing that little "zombie dance" to gain the snake's attention!
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