Baby Ball wont eat

[sho220]

Well I dropped in a hopper just awhile ago covered the tub with a towel.Checked back on him 30 mins later and nothing.I then picked the hopper up by its tail held it over the ball and BAM suckers are fast,he rolled that hopper up quick.So far so good hope he does ok.Just glad he ate.


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Glad to hear he ate for you. Always a relief when you get a stubborn one to eat!

[Annarose15]

Well I dropped in a hopper just awhile ago covered the tub with a towel.Checked back on him 30 mins later and nothing.I then picked the hopper up by its tail held it over the ball and BAM suckers are fast,he rolled that hopper up quick.So far so good hope he does ok.Just glad he ate.

This is why I always recommend tongs for feeding, if you are going to hold the prey. Imagine that strike at 1000g when, say, his aim is a little off...

Congratulations on getting him to eat!

[pOsSuM72]

This is why I always recommend tongs for feeding, if you are going to hold the prey. Imagine that strike at 1000g when, say, his aim is a little off...

Congratulations on getting him to eat!

Thanks and yes tongs will be used in the future for sure

[pOsSuM72]

Well this morning was day 5 after eating and I found the mouse all nasty laying by his hide.After he ate I left him be only changed water.Temps and humidity is all right.I guess a trip to the vet is going to happen ASAP.

[Slim]

Did he regurge the mouse, or was it never eaten in the first place?

[pOsSuM72]

He regurged it I guess he had it in him for almost 5 days.I've never had one do this its new to me.I'm really freaking out now.

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[Homegrownscales]

So now you need to handle the regurge.
Wait 2 weeks before trying to feed anything. Feed a very very small meal, wait 2 more weeks, same very small meal, wait a week bump prey size a bit, wait a week if he keeps all that down back to normal prey.
This is all assuming he doesn't regurge again. If he does the cycle starts all over.
Now you need to Try and find out why The regurge happened. Double check everything from temps to equipment.


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[satomi325]

Can you tell us the exact temps?

[mechnut450]

yes please giive more details on the setup ball pyhtons like warmer temps than corns so might regurged due to being too cool for him to digest the prey.
I also gently feel the snakes belly for any hard spots might have a hard yolk or belly isssue that shows up from time to time with soem snake hatchlings.

[pOsSuM72]

I use a UTH so the probe reads 88 to 91 under is hot side hide. I use a dimmer so my temps read that no lower or higher there.Cool side is at 75 to 80.Humidity stays around 64 give or take a few.I noticed the past few days he would just lay out in the open on the cool side.Since last night hes been in the hide on the hot side,thats where I found the nasty looking hopper.It was laying right outside the hole to the hide.