Quote Originally Posted by MrLang View Post
I agree, give him a rat a week for a couple of weeks and let him settle in and he should stop doing this. Don't wave things in front of his face - ball pythons do not like that much more than other snakes. Do you wash your hands and forearms before handling? Do you own any rodent pets? Does he have hides in his cage? You mentioned him going into the corner. If he doesn't have sufficient places to hide he will always be on edge and this would be a huge contributor to him striking.

Can we see a picture of the snake and enclosure?
We wash our hands before handling him and I do not wave the rodent in his face. I have a 55 gallon habitat and he was at one corner and I wave the food at the other corner. He has a hide over his heater and it seems maybe I should add one on the cool side where his water is located. I will try and post a picture this evening when I get home from work.

We do not own any rodent pets and the past two feedings have been F/T small rats. Prior to the f/t rats he was fed live from the previous owner once per month.