trouble feeding a new 2 month old

[Sacstate707]

so I just went to the Sacramento reptile show this weekend and bought a 2 month old ball spider morph. beautiful snake BTW, but i am having trouble feeding it. the breeder said that he eats pinky rats. so i went out and bought a few frozen and tried feeding him. no Buenos. so im thinking that he needs to get accustomed to his new environment. i have him in a 10 gallon, but can move him to a 5 or a 20 depending on what you guys think. temps and humidity running normal (89 on hot side 80 on cool). what do you guys think, should i just let him go for a while or should i be trying every other day?


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[shadow120]

try feeding every 5-7 days. before you got him was he eating live or f/t? i would give it a couple days then try a live pinky rat

[hypnotixdmp]

try feeding every 5-7 days. before you got him was he eating live or f/t? i would give it a couple days then try a live pinky rat

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[Sacstate707]

Thanks ill try the live ones. They were feeding live I think

[RestlessRobie]

Most of the time I wait at least a week before I try to feed and new arrivals. Some will show interest the next feed day for everyone and I will offer but most wont take is. So I would wait a week and try again

[S.I.R.]

I also usually wait at least a week before I try to feed a new pickup. I would also try the live and see how that goes. Good luck!

[arialmt]

Yes let it acclimate. Also is that 89 in the hide or the ambient temp of the hot side?

[Sacstate707]

Thanks everyone, ill keep up the high spirits, and try again in 1 week with a live feeding

[Sacstate707]

Its the ambient temp on hot side. Its been fluctuating lately between 85 and 89

[mskeebster]

Just a suggestion: you may want to try to blacken out the sides of his tank. It helped mine get used to his new surroundings. He went from a 6 quart tub with his breeder to a 10 gallon tank. Some people use black boards, while I use black shelf liners taped to the sides. Some BPS may not need it, but mine did.

My 2 month old BP also refused to eat FT after several attempts ( leaving it overnight with him paper bag trick etc). I've had to start him with a live pinky as well.

Good luck!