Finally ran into a problem feeder! My youngest female came to me cold and stressed. After giving her a week to settle in, I tried feeding her a pre killed rat. I’ve never had a ball do what I call defensive strikes while being presented with food. She was hissing and striking, but not trying to actually grab the rat. She did this twice during the feeding. After the third strike she took the rat and constricted.

That was on 4-19. Today I presented her with food again and got the same thing. Hissing, defensive strikes. She did it twice and I stopped the feeding to keep her from stressing. Should I plan on waiting another week before trying again? Feeding pre killed, not f/t. I’m sure it’s nothing to be worried about and I’m not panicking. I’m guessing she will grow accustomed to the process in time.

Anyone else experienced this with young balls?


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