Hey everyone, I got a new ball python on June 5th and he still hasn't eaten for me. He acts like he doesn't even recognize the prey -- he doesn't watch it or track it or anything. My concerns:
-the breeder only fed him live rat pups, and I can't get them live where I live, only frozen. I've tried a live large mouse and live small rat, he had no interest in either. I can get frozen rat pups but I'm not sure how to feed f/t because my other girl only eats live..
-my rack uses cb70 size tubs. I bought that size because my other snake, a female, is 2500 grams. He's only 950 grams so I feel like it's too big for him. The breeder kept him in a sweater box. I have 2 hides in his tub, it looks like this: http://m.imgur.com/LIhVuFc is this ok or would it cause him to be too stressed?
-temps... I'm having some trouble/confusion with. If I set the thermostat to where it's 96° on the tub under the substrate (how I have it now), then the ambient temperature is too low at around 75° on the cold side. But, if I raise it so that the ambient temperature is 80 and it's 96° on top of the substrate on hot side, that leaves the tub under the substrate reaching Temps of 107 which feels dangerous to me. Which is correct?
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