Quote Originally Posted by jgauger View Post
I have had my baby boy Zeus about a week and a half and fed for the first time today. He's just about 3 months old and I gave him one f/t fuzzy mouse. Is that adequate? It was kinda a rough experience for me, and him too I'm sure. He was sitting on his tree/branch when I went to offer, so that was not a good start. He struck at it from there but didn't take it. I accidentally dropped the mouse. He came down and headed towards his warm hide. I put the mouse a few inches in front of him. He ignored it. I left it in there and walked away for a while. I came back and it's gone!!!He's still curled up in his hide....I think he ate it but I'm not sure. I'll admit...i was scared when he struck at the mouse while I was holding it (with tweezers). That's why I dropped it I guess. Did I do everything ok? I'm looking for some reassurance.
He's probably a quiet eater. If you place a feeder animal by the entrance to his hide every week, it will probably be eaten that way.

Fuzzy mice are much too small for even hatchling ball pythons. If your getting frozen, look for a mouse or rat that's the same thickness as the thickest point on the snakes body. Give or take a little bigger or less.
Feeding something too small can be just as bad as feeding something too big.. ;]