when do you feed?

[Gerardo]

I know ball pythons are more active at night and some people feed at night. I dont. Ive always fed my snakes at about noon. They dont seem to mind. Just wanted to know if people feed at a ce,rtain time or whenever? Do certain indvidual BPs have a preference?

[Daybreaker]

Everyone eats in the evenings: usually around 8-10pm. Only because that's after I get off work and it gives the feeders time to thaw in some hot water.

[BeccaBurrr]

I usually feed between 4-6. Not really sure why...it just seems to happen that way.

[Minjo]

I feed between 630 pm and 730 pm

[wendhend]

I feed all of my pythons after dark. I think it makes a pretty big difference for some of my ball pythons, and the chondros won't even think about eating if it is still light out!

[satomi325]

I always feed at different times. Ranges from morning to evening. Mostly in the afternoon though.
My room stays pretty dark in general, so I'm not sure if that makes a difference or not.

[Gerardo]

I cant think of a time ive fed them and it was dark.

[rossi46]

Typically between 10pm - 11pm.

To me it just makes sense to feed a nocturnal animal at night. During the day he's holed away in his hide, but starting around that time he's actually out and about "on the hunt" for prey. Never had an issue with feeding response.

[FireStorm]

We usually feed at night. It seems that many BPs will eat whenever, but if you have a picky eater feeding at night will help sometimes.

[Michelle1221]

Depends on when I start thawing. Usually between 8-930pm. I have fed in the afternoon a few times and they still ate no problems.