New BP owner looking for advice!

[AndrewW]

This past Friday I purchased my first Ball python, she is 2 years old and I bought her from a collector looking to downsize. I was told she is live feed only and tends to eat every Friday/Saturday. I tried feeding her Saturday around 10:30 pm but she wouldn't take the mouse. From what I have read a new environment can be stressful and cause her not to eat. Now this may be a silly question but I feel I should ask anyways. Because I bought her terrarium and everything with it and kept it the same will it help the snake adjust to having a new owner more quickly? Also should I try to avoid handling her for a day or so before trying to feed again? I appreciate any tips and feed back!

[KMG]

Leave her alone for a week until the next feeding day and then attempt to feed again. Having the same house may speed the process but I would still wait before handling. It had still gone through many changes.

[Klagid]

Leave her alone for a week or two before handling her. Then try to feed her. Try to keep then same feeding schedule as the original owner also. Good luck!!

[NH93]

Also make sure to check out the care sheet on the main forum page it's got some excellent stuff. It's a great way to make sure you were given all the proper equipment and the right advice as well, with regards to husbandry and whatnot.

All the best, and congrats!

[Dr. Pete]

All good advice. Also though, if your BP is 2 years old it should be eating larger than mice. Probably either a medium or large rat. Research a lot, and stay here. There's a lot of REALLY knowledgable people on this site. You will learn a great deal. You'll probably also find it addicting and want more

Congratulations on your new pet. They sure are a lot of fun

Here's the care sheet: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ius)-Caresheet


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[kc261]

if your BP is 2 years old it should be eating larger than mice. Probably either a medium or large rat.

Yes, it certainly should be eating more per meal than 1 mouse. However, if it has only been fed 1 mouse/wk it probably has grown slowly and may not be big enough to take a medium or large rat.

[Dr. Pete]

Yes, it certainly should be eating more per meal than 1 mouse. However, if it has only been fed 1 mouse/wk it probably has grown slowly and may not be big enough to take a medium or large rat.

If it was obtained from a collector then thats unlikely the case. It needs larger meals.


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