She ate!!!!

[Hammertime1977]

My first time feeding was successful!!! (for the most part) Last night was my first attempt at feeding a ball python ever, shes eating F/T .. so heres the story..... I thawed the mouse out, then once it was thawed, i put it in hot water, i then dried it with a paper towel, i opened the cage, as soon as i walked in the room, her head came out of her hide lol she was hungry is guess, then i put the mouse on the tongs, wiggled it, after 10 seconds she struck it and began to wrap.. this is where it gets weird , she took it in the hide.. after observing, she began biting around the mouse, i noticed she was going towards the back... she then gave up.. using the tongs, i moved the mouse to the front of the hide (with the head in the hide) , thinking i didn't thaw it good enough ( even though i felt it for myself and it seemed fine) i went to start the process over with another mouse.. when i came back to get the thawing container the mouse (in the cage) was gone with my small female sitting in her hide with almost a smile .. a little weird but if she ate then im happy



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CONGRADS ON THE FEED!

I knew you would be ok, you asked a lot of the right questions and I think you got all of the info you needed before. Glad to see another person thinking ahead and being successful because of it.

**As for the mouse being wet and needing to dry it...

Personally, when I get my feeders I separate them into individual bags. I keep a small tupperware container with a lid maybe 4" square and 3" deep (ish) with "Snake" written on it. I fill with water approx 100 F and then drop in the ziplock bag and close the tupperware container while pushing all the air out.

Patience is key with snakes. You can leave that feeder in the enclosure for an hour no problem.

Always glad to read these posts!

Good luck in the future and remember, don't sweat the feeding patterns of a Ball Python as there is no pattern :p