Quote Originally Posted by cilidric View Post
so i have 2 ball pythons a male and female in the same tank and the tank is divided, they are babies and the temps and humidity is exactly where it is supposed to be but niether of them will eat. the female ate 2 weekends ago and the male ate last weekend. i tried feeding the male in the bath tub and the female in a small cardboard box in the bathroom with the lights off but still not. it is night right now that i am trying to feed them also. im trying to feed them baby thawed rats. the female ate a live baby rat 2 weekends ago and the male a prekilled baby rat last weekend. why wont the eat? right now they are up in their cage with the rats just laying in there sides of the tank with the light off. will they eat it if its not moving???? please help
First off, you say your temps and everything are spot on. Please elaborate. Also, can they see each other in the tanks? Hides? We need a full run down of your setups, pics would also help.

I wouldn't recommend feeding them outside of their tanks. It causes unnecessary stress. Also keep handling to a minimum, especially when they are still getting used to their new homes and aren't established feeders yet.

With that said, ball pythons are some of the hardest snakes to get started on f/t. Some may take to it right away, but most will not and a lot will NEVER eat f/t. Your first step here is getting them established eating first. If you feel the need to force f/t on them, do that after they are a little older. If you do a quick search of the forums it will give you lots of tips and tricks on how to properly feed f/t.

It won't hurt to leave the f/t overnight. They may or may not eat them. If they aren't eaten by morning, pitch them. I would wait 4-5 days or so before offering again if they don't eat. I would offer live to get them established first after that. Hatchlings cannot go as long as adults can without food.