Feeding Snag; What's going on??

[snakesonaplane]

Thanks for the advice guys. I wasn't making him nervous by watching him, after I make sure he's killed the mouse and started to munch it I leave him alone in my room. I tried to gently remove the mouse and he struggled against that so I stopped, and just a minute or two after that he started moving around and eating. Slowly, but he consumed it completely within an hour or so, and now today he's acting normal. Being reclusive but that's regular after eating behavior. I don't know what was going on. Hope it doesn't happen again.

Thanks!

I don't think it's anything. My python also has her "herp derp" moments from time to time too. The same thing has happened to me a few feedings: granted, not five hours long, but I've seen her sit there for 20+ minutes looking at her food before continuing. I always watch her eat and she has never seemed to mind it, so I think she either got lazy and fell asleep mid-snack or just taking in the surroundings for safety reasons. I wouldn't worry about it, ball pythons may occasionally act retarded as we may see it, but they have their mysterious reasons for their dramatic pauses