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    Re: Baby Ball python help, Grey belly and loose skin!

    Quote Originally Posted by SRMD94 View Post
    Btw if you want to try this method to get your ball to eat,

    Get the rodent, make sure its not too big or too small! (that is why you need digital scales)

    place the rodent on a plate frozen nearby or on top of your snakes cage and let it thaw out for 30mins - 1 hour.

    once you know it is defrosted, get a blow/hair dryer and blow the scent of the rodent towards your snakes cage, also while doing this you will be heating the rodent.

    Make sure the rodents head is hot once the ball is out looking around for the rodent, dangle it from above and kind of move it like its struggling (zombie dance)

    if your snake strikes great, if it doesn't then leave the rodent in the cage overnight.

    If the rodent is still in the cage in the morning remove it and try again in another 5 days.

    You should with both rats and mice, but they must be appropriate sized for your ball depending on his weight.
    From my observance on this forum, this is what will get him out of his hide. It's called pre-scenting I believe? Basically he will get that zombie mouse cologne all in his cage and it will trigger a feeding response. While thawing / heating with blow dryer he "should" poke his head out of his hide. If not, you could do the zombie dance in front of the hide for a few moments, and if he doesn't tag it, leave it there as stated above. (This next part is speculation, so please correct if wrong) I would probably try this closer to evening (or when your lights go out, if you have him on a day / night cycle) As they are nocturnal and hunt mode is in the evening. Please excuse any errors, I am basing this off of what I have read. I hope he eats swiftly for you!

    EDIT: SRMD94 is faster..lol I R slow
    Last edited by RoseyReps; 07-09-2012 at 11:12 AM.

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