So I have a banana ball who is a very good eater. When we got him, he would never refuse a mouse hopper. He has since grown and we have tried the next size up of mouse. He has refused a few of them, even after 2 weeks. Now this isn't a huge deal, but he will take a hopper every 4 days since refusing the bigger size mouse. He ate a hopper on Friday after refusing a bigger mouse for 2 weeks, then ate another hopper tonight. Is he being picky because of the size or is this just a coincidence? I obviously would rather him eat a bigger size mouse, or a rat, but it seems like he prefers smaller prey.
Second question. I just got another ball and she has been with me for about a week and a half. She is very small and has not eaten. The pet store said she has eaten F/T. I have attempted to feed her tonight and she is not the least bit interested. She seems very comfortable in her enclosure and mostly sticks to her warm hide all day. Belly heat set to 90 degrees, ambient temp at 79-81 consistently. For such a young snake, how long is okay that she does not eat? I wouldn't worry about my other ball because he has some weight to him and seems okay if he doesn't eat for a bit. She only weighs 72 grams.
I'm not one to panic and I am nowhere near that, but I would like to get an early jump on this and just get some opinions.
Thanks!
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