Feeding Tips

[KatStoverReptiles]

I have a 230g female ball. She's an awesome feeder. She often gets a "bad bite" on her prey (i.e. bites it on the side, hip, etc). What are some tips for helping her get a good bite the 1st time (i.e. on the head/nose). I hate to see her struggle to get herself situated so that she can eat. I usually put her in her feeding box and then lay the prey belly down with its head facing her head.

[anatess]

You can make the head of the rat a tad hotter than the rest of the body by dipping just the head in hot water or using a blow dryer. This gives the snake a higher chance of striking the head.

Also, you can introduce the rat by dangling its head close to the snake while you hold on to the tail using tongs.

[snakesRkewl]

Watching them find the correct end is actually pretty entertaining as long as they do find it and eat

[Crazy4Herps]

As long as you're feeding ft/pk, it's nothing to worry about. She will most likely grow out of it. One of my boas always took a good 30 minutes to find the head of the mouse for the first year of her life, but now she's figured it out.