Young ball python not eating

[Pyth]

My main recommendation is to try giving your BP 5-7 days of alone time with no handling and then attempt feeding and see if that makes a difference.

Other recommendations would be to also cover 3 sides of the tank with black paper in order to give your BP a better feeling of security. Also try feeding at either dawn or dusk at these are the times BP's come out to look for food in the wild.

I still think if the snake is hungry enough he or she will eat without a hitch.

As far as behavior around feeding time goes, I would look for these signs:

* Reptile tunneling or making small holes in the wood-chip base in the terrarium.
* Snake exploring hers or his way up the glass siding of the terrarium.
* Python attempting to escape the cage by pushing its nose against the screen at the top of the enclosure.

These clues have been a solid indicator my snake is hungry. The first time she fed took no longer than 2-3 minutes with the prey inside the pen a few inches away from her. This occurred with 2 people observing the entire feeding process.

Pyth