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He ate again im so happy!!
Ok well my mom and i took my little bro to a reptile zoo and i was having trouble getting my ball python to feed. So i asked the guy who dealt with the snakes for any tips and he said to thaw it out in the fridge and heat it up with a hair dryer. Well i tried that and he ate! i bought him medium mice yesterday and those are just the right size for him. his strike scared me lol a nice little adrenaline rush for the night
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Re: He ate again im so happy!!
Congratulations on your successful feeding. Alot of times, people don't realize how important heating F/T's up to the proper temperature (98F-100F) can be. Some snakes don't care and will eat, but some snakes can be very particular about that.
"Cry, Havoc! And let slip the dogs of war..."
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Well he seemed to like the mouse in the 90's which im glad i got the infrared temp gun. i was a little worried as it was going down it was a pretty big bulge in his throat/belly. It was his first medium sized mouse, which others told me he could handle rat pups. Wish i had a video camera others would have laughed how bad i jumped lol
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Gratz on getting him to eat.
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Does that look too big for him? For some reason im worried that the mouse was too big for him.
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Congrats! The size seems fine to me. I feed my little bee rat pups and she has a bulge for a day or two. Snakes can safely eat 1.5 times their girth. Just leave him alone for a day or two to digest. 
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Alright i just wanted to make sure. he little tiny neck really stretched to get that mouse down and you could tell he had a full belly when i picked him up to put him in his cage
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Re: He ate again im so happy!!
How long did you have to keep the blow dryer on the prey before it was ready for feeding - just curious how long this takes.
Thanks.
L. West
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Re: He ate again im so happy!!
 Originally Posted by L.West
How long did you have to keep the blow dryer on the prey before it was ready for feeding - just curious how long this takes.
Thanks.
It takes me about 5 or so minutes to get it right.
He ate again im so happy!!
Oh yea and congrats...that really is a big deal and a huge weight off the chest.
Last edited by RetiredJedi; 08-12-2011 at 02:33 PM.
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