Eating

[Vinc]

Hey just a quick question, I’ve had my ball python for about 3 months now and she has never missed a meal , I feed her every Monday , even if she is in shed she takes it perfectly, she just got out of shed and I tried today ( wendsday ) I forgot to feed her Monday by accident, but I just sized up from adults mice to rat pups , I was wondering maybe if this is because it’s a couple days past when she is used to , or the rat maybe ? I fed her a rat pup last week she took it but was very iffy about it , took her a lot longer to actually strike it , or maybe she just didn’t want to ?

[Danger noodles]

It’s hard to swap from mice to rats. I went and got used mice bedding and put it in a small box with the rats and let it get the scent on them. It worked great!

[Craiga 01453]

Some transition from mice to rats with no problem, some take time and patience, and some never switch and are considered "mousers".

Since yours already took a rat, stick to rats. Be patient. Offer weekly. Don't offer more then weekly, that can cause stress and lead to more refusals.

The scenting trick mentioned above is great advice.