Hey all,

I've recently acquired three young ball pythons. I have two girls and one boy; the girls are active as ever, and always interested in everything going on around them. They will even leave their hides to explore and move about. The girls ate as soon as food was introduced; whereas the male has been a bit unsure.

I'll start off with the basics; temps are 92/82 F, hides are available. I've tried feeding both F/T (what I normally try to do); made the dead mouse dance in front of him; and even tried introducing a live mouse (under close supervision). None of this has been successful so far. The only assumption I can come to is he is still adjusting to his surroundings and will eat soon. I attempted to give his this last mouse twice, and we're coming up on two weeks without him eating. Being that he is so young, that makes me nervous. When I introduced the live mouse, he followed it around for a while without striking, and when then mouse came close to him, he turned and buried himself in his substrate. The girls on the other hand also refused F/T food, but struck at the live mice almost immediately. This is my first experience with ball pythons; having kept Burmese pythons before, I'm used to my snakes eating whenever food is introduced without question.

I'd love some advice; I'm new to ball pythons and I want to give them the very best life possible.

Cheers,
Kas