My Son Dropped My New Ball Python!

[Bogertophis]

Thanks for the reply Bogertophis but I think I should have put more info in the original post. I wasn’t attempting to feed him while my son was hold him. My plan was to let me son hold him for a moment while I laid the mouse out to thaw. Then I was going to put it back in it’s tub. And once the mouse thawed, I was going to feed it in it’s tub.

I do it all of the time with the ball python that I had since June. My son normally holds him with no issues and we hold him on days that I feed him and 15 or 30 minutes later once he’s back in his enclosure, he has no problem eating his food.

I would never take him out to feed and I have never taken a snake out of it’s enclosure or tub to feed it. I will always find them in there enclosure/tub. I will monitor his jaw and take your advice about taking him to the vet if it doesn’t go back to normal.

It provides some comfort knowing that your snake wasn’t harmed when it fell. I’m hoping my snake will be alright too.

No, I understood what you were describing very well. It's just not the best practice- just because you've been lucky with your first BP & he's an easy-feeder, don't assume that the next one will be too. Sooner or later, you'll probably find this out. That's why the most common threads we get are "my BP won't eat!"