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    Re: Baby Refuses food

    Grab the smallest live adult mouse you can find, if need be--it will probably be fine. You would be absolutely amazed what the little ones can put down.

    Where did you get him?

    Everyone will advise you to make major changes to your setup, since a 20 gallon is generally too large for a baby ball python. However, I would try the live mouse first, before making any changes.

    It looks like you have a local herp society.
    Fairbanks Herpetocultural Society
    P.O. Box 71309
    Fairbanks, AK 99707
    Phone: 907-452-5400

    So, you could try contacting them, and see if anyone there breeds rodents and has some extras you could pick up that are the right size. If no one has hopper mice or fuzzy rats, try the small adult mouse.

    If hopper mice, fuzzy rats, or the small adult mouse don't work, then it's time to make some changes to your setup.
    It's important to get him eating quickly now, since he is so young, and has already gone without eating for a month. Many people will advise that ball pythons can fast for long periods--and they can, if they're a year old or more. Hatchlings cannot, they lose weight at nearly the same rate as older pythons, and they don't have it to spare.
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