My baby wont eat someone help

[snakedon]

I got a new baby ball 2 or 3 weeks ago. It doesnt seem to be stressed out but she will not eat. I have tried twice,one live pinky and one frozen. I have never had one this small and I wondered if that had something to do with it. I take her hide and water out then put the mouse in but she will act like its not there. She isnt showing any sign of a respiratory infection.

[elevatethis]

What are you cage temps? Humidity level?

You'll need stuff to measure that. Target sells a great indoor/outdoor thermometer that measures 2 temps (one in the unit and one uses a probe) and humidity %. Perfectly enough, you can place the unit on the cool side and the probe on the warm spot, and know exactly what your cool side and warm side temps are.

[jglass38]

Check your temps. 82-84 on cool, 92-94 on the hot. Make sure she has a bunch of hides for security. Try the crumpled up newspaper trick (pretty self explanatory). As I have been corrected before, leave the hide and water in there since they are ambush hunters. Put the live pinky in there, turn off the lights and leave the room. She will eat soon enough! Good luck!

[elevatethis]

You might want to offer something larger than a pinky. Aside from just being a half meal in and of itself, sometimes pinkies just aren't big enough to be noticed by them. I would recommend a large fuzzy to hopper size being the minimum sized prey for any baby ball python. They grow so fast as babies and need the food to do it, and pinkies just don't cut it.

[jglass38]

You might want to offer something larger than a pinky. Aside from just being a half meal in and of itself, sometimes pinkies just aren't big enough to be noticed by them. I would recommend a large fuzzy to hopper size being the minimum sized prey for any baby ball python. They grow so fast as babies and need the food to do it, and pinkies just don't cut it.

Unless the person was talking about a rat pinky

[snakedon]

The temp and humity are right. But I am going to make a trip to target. I am scared to leave a bigger mouse in she might not eat it and get hurt. Maybe I should not worry so much. How many can u have in one 10 gallon tank?

[jglass38]

The temp and humity are right. But I am going to make a trip to target. I am scared to leave a bigger mouse in she might not eat it and get hurt. Maybe I should not worry so much. How many can u have in one 10 gallon tank?

How many what?

[elevatethis]

The temp and humity are right. But I am going to make a trip to target. I am scared to leave a bigger mouse in she might not eat it and get hurt. Maybe I should not worry so much. How many can u have in one 10 gallon tank?

Forgive me if I'm misunderstanding, but how do you know your temps are right if you have yet to purchase a thermometer?

If you leave a fuzzy or a hopper in with your snake for an hour or so, the chances of them being hurt are very slim. I leave live small rats in for an hour or so with mine and never had any issues with bites. When people talk about rodent bites, its usually from rodents being left in overnight or longer.

Did you ask how many ball pythons can be kept in a ten gallon? One. As with ANY size enclosure. One snake, one cage. They should not be housed together. Either both stress out and suffer from it or one takes dominance over the other and the submissive snake suffers.

[snakedon]

how many snakes? I have 2 snakes in seperate tanks but i am supposed to be getting a jungle pastel soon. My friend gave me a huge 50 gallon fish tank yesterday but i am afraid i will have problems with keeping the temp right in there

[elevatethis]

I wouldn't put a baby in a 50 gallon....too hard to heat and even if you do get it set up properly, that baby isn't going to feel safe enough to roam and find the right temps. It will probably just end up shacking up on the cool end and going downhill from there.

Ever look at any of the sterilite or rubbermaid tub setups some people on here have?