Quote Originally Posted by AlexisFitzy View Post
Deb suggested mice because mice are like candy to a bp. A small young bp will be more likely to accept a mouse than a chick. Plus a chick would be too big for a 68g hatchling, and mice are much more readily available than chicks for most people. When a hatchling is not eating you want to offer it something it will recognize as food. Offering a chick would just fit her stress out the snake.
That's fair enough then .... it worked for my friend and thought it was worth mentioning .. Even though its refused those mice that are apparently candy to BP ..
I'm off .. I don't even like hearing them called Ball Pythons either when their correct name of Royals sounds so much classier .