Quote Originally Posted by frankykeno
Melissa, you can't stun a rodent then expect to have it recover and save it for next week...that's cruel dear. Also I wouldn't suggest you switch methods of feeding week to week or types of prey. That will throw off your snake and only encourage it to refuse to eat for you. Ball pythons are creatures of habit and routine, they like what they like when they like it....change that up to much and they will simply refuse to deal with food, you or much of anything.
Sorry, the thread asked about stunning, so I got the impression it's something you should do to protect the snake. My bad.