Quote Originally Posted by lidjamay90 View Post
I have a baby red blood python I got from Outback Reptiles at the end of October, he has only eaten about 6 times for me since then. I have offered at least once a week since I got him but he just runs from the mouse. I have tried f/t, live, stunned, freshly killed and he shows no interested and the times he has eaten its always been a different scenario. I'm at a loss. I'm at work right now so I don't know the exact temps but plenty of areas to hide and for humidity I spray once or twice a day. I'm at a loss he hasn't even gone through a shed. But he seems just fine otherwise. Please help thanks!!


Hi there it hard to advise as you have very little information provided to ascertain a decent plan of action. Husbandry more often than not will be enough to throw them off feeding and also I dont know why its on mice a Blood need never see a mouse from hatchling on they can start on rats right off the bat.

you say it has eaten 6 times in 3 months which approx is every 14 days which is far less than usual more like an adults feeding schedule on Jumbo's.
Plus mice are not very good compared to a rat so you want to get more information on here like set up and temps and humidiity etc if your confident the husbandry is not an issue it could well be building up for a shed as they will shed more often as youngsters obviously, do you have info that it was eating shedding ?

Young captive bred bloods housed correctly have voracious appetites normally so apart from getting it on rats and making sure husbandry is in order there are a number of possibilities but these should be addressed 1st.

As much info as possible would enable myself and other experienced blood owners to advise you better however.

I dont know if your feeding live or F/T I always feed F/T so if its live please make sure yuo pick the brains of others on here who regularly feed their own bloods live.