A few questions on feeding.

[PufferManMike]

Hello all. It has been about 4 years since I have kept a ball python and with my previous one it only ate live so I always moved it into a separate container to eat. My new one that I got on the 10th seems to eat thawed mice fine without any mouse puppetry needed. So I am curious to know if it is ok just to put the thawed mouse in the tank instead of moving him like I did last week. Any issues doing that? Will it make him a bit aggressive?

Also I just want to make sure I fed the right size mouse last week so I will add a pic. He is about 18-20 inches long not sure about the weight though. Thanks everyone

[bcr229]

No, it will not make him cage aggressive. Feed him in his enclosure where he's comfortable.

I have about 3 dozen snakes at home ranging in size from juvenile garters to large-ish (and still growing) BCI's, plus a 17 foot retic being quarantined off-site. None get moved to a separate area for feeding.

[PufferManMike]

Thanks for your input . It worked fine . I went into my room about two hours after putting the mouse in and it was gone . So 2 weeks and 2 successful feedings . Can anyone help with my second question about the prey size?

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