Hard time switching to frozen, strange day time behavior

[CALM Pythons]

All stuff that should have been figured out BEFORE bringing an animal home.

PLEASE DO NOT try assist feeding this poor snake again. You are causing WAY more damage than good. Leave the snake COMPLETELY alone for a week and try offering again. If the snake doesn't eat try again in a week. Repeat...
NO HANDLING during this time. Wait til the snake is eating consistently before handling. You'll have this snake 20+ years, plenty of time for handling.

There are 2 major reasons snakes don't eat 1) is husbandry and 2) is stress.
Your husbandry sounds pretty good, but did I read that there is only 1 hide?? You need 2.
So, now the obvious answer is STRESS!!! Leave the snake COMPLETELY alone so he can relax and get comfortable. A scared, stressed snake will NOT eat, and you've got yourself a scared, stressed snake.

Not going to be mean but this OP's thread is just ridiculous. How can you bring home a Living Thing and not have the first clue on what it needs...
Let me give a quick "wise guy" scenario, don't get upset but this is how silly & uninformed you sound..
.....i'll come pick you up even though you dont know me or expect it, take you back to my place, i'll rub you head and face even though you'll be nervous and flinch trying to get away. Then i'll prepare a nice Steak every couple hours and force feed you even though your scared as hell and in no way need to eat a whole Steak every couple hours....
Hmmm, wonder how many dates i'll get with this story .
Im really not trying to come off like a jerk, i just want you to understand how ridiculous everything youve done is. This is not a dog, they will never "like" or crave attention from us. It does not want you to pet it.
Some snakes will tolerate us better than others, key word tolerate. Ball pythons will go Months & Months without eating at times. Dont ever try and Force Feed a healthy snake unless a Reptile Vet says your snake is starving and that would take a healthy snake over a year.. Of course a sick snake less time. You can rip teeth out, cause a infection or just stress a healthy snake so bad it will associate eating with something bad and go off feed.
Ball Pythons ARE HEAD SHY. This is one of the reasons why i said your post is so ridiculous. Why on earth do people assume Ball Pythons would enjoy their head being touched.....Well because they didn't properly research the animal in the first place.
In no way am i suggesting your a bad person, this isnt a personal attack but these are living things not Toys for our amusement.
Read up & research a animal before giving one a home, it is not fair to think we can do whatever we want at the expense of any other creature on this earth.


(PS) I just found out your 15 years old. This info should have been researched by your Guardian/Parents first before they allowed you to have a snake. I understand your younger and I dont want to upset you but please discuss all this with a adult so you can successfully take care of your snakes needs.


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