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Does ball python pick up dead prey on their own?
I just wanna know if I leave a dead mouse/rat alone with the ball python. Will it grab the mouse/rat itself like a corn snake does? Hope you guys can share your experience. Thanks!
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Some will, but some won't. You'll just have to try and see!
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Re: Does ball python pick up dead prey on their own?
Some of mine do and some do not..best thing to do is give it a try and see how it turns out.
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Re: Does ball python pick up dead prey on their own?
Mine sometimes does and sometimes doesn't, it depends how hungry she is. Try it and see.
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Most of mine are strikers, but my favorite just likes when I leave his mouse. Had a couple of snakes over the years like that, so yes.
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Re: Does ball python pick up dead prey on their own?
I have one that will only eat that way. Literally will look and me and wait till I put the rat down and close the door.
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Mine do sometimes, and don't other times. I can never get my youngest to strike, she seems almost afraid of the rat, but she will sniff it out and eat it in her own time. Back when I got her and she was still on live she would always run from the rat no matter how small. My big ones will often strike at the f/t rat, but usually if they don't and I leave it there overnight it'll be gone in the morning.
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Yellow was on a little hunger strike after he moved into his T8; after a few refusals i just laid a piece of cardboard down and put the rat on it. next morning it was gone. the only other time he ate like that was when he was a baby.
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Some will but most will need a little motivation by dangling the prey.
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Re: Does ball python pick up dead prey on their own?
All of the above ...
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