A lot of new python owners have a difficulty grasping how different snakes are from us. Snakes, and pythons especially, have very, very slow metabolisms. An healthy, plump adult python can go for MONTHS without eating. obviously an underweight, young python can’t survive that long, but they can still go for weeks before starving.
Forget about feeding, just focus on getting your new pet as comfortable as possible. Ball python’s like to feel hidden. Give him darkness and cover. Black out all of the walls of the enclosure except for one viewing side. Give good hides where the snake can completely hide himself from view. Make sure the temps are good, check and re-check with a laser thermometer (temp gun), adjust your thermostats, and do lots of research.
The snake has a DO NOT DISTURB sign up whenever it is hidden, and any time it is in a new environment. So DO NOT DISTURB the little guy. Just change his water, check the temps and leave him alone in darkness to hide and calm down.
After the snake is comfortable for at least 4-5 days, then try to feed. The snake is scared of you, but now is not the time to try to tame it. Now, let it be scared if you, do not remove his hide or go near him with your hand when you feed. Just drop a live feeder in the enclosure and let him ambush it and watch.
Good luck
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