help

Joined : 01 Jun 2008 Posts : 1

Hi
I'm new
the 10/05/2008 I have bought one couple of beby ball python.
this when i heve bought its don't never eaten.
the problem is that still my female don't have eaten.
what will I do?

Joined : 16 Mar 2008 Posts : 13 Location : Nottingham, UK

Hiya.

What / how are you feeding your snake and how often.

I take it that the snake has never eaten.

Are you warming the mice in warm water? I find that Cassie (my Royal) will eat better if the mouse is warm and wet.

When do you fed? I fed late evening.

Do you leave the mouse with your snake over night? This is ok to do as long as you remove it in the morning as it will start to go bad.

Are your temps ok. have you got enough hides for the snake? Is she happy in her home.

Some Royals don't like being handled before feeding so leave her alone for a week before trying again.

If the above don't work then you could try to assist feed (hold the head of your snake and gently place the mouse in front of the snake pressing onto her month).

If this doesn't work let us know and we can see if we can help you out.

Good Luck
Suz
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Suz

Pets:-

Royal (Ball) Python - Cassie
Sheltie - Buddy
Sheltie - Sparky
Westie - Snowy

Subject: Re: help Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:54 pm

Hello Vander and welcome to the forum,

I would agree with everything that Suz said except for the assist feeding. Never do this unless your snake is loosing drastic amounts of weight and advised by a vet.

We all have our prefered methods of feeding, meaning live or frozen thawed. If doing frozen thawed, make sure the mouse or rat is thawed thouroughly. If it is not it can cause major internal damage. Check the temp with a thermometer. The temp should be around 90 degrees. I myself prefer live prey, this is after all the way the eat in the wild. Ball Pythons do not eat dead prey in the wild.

When you first purchase a new pet snake you should always give it about a months time before handling it. This time will allow the snake to acclimate to its new enviroment. The only time you should handle it is when your cleaning its tank.

Offer your new pet food every seven days.

The tank temp should be 92-95 degree during the day and 85-88 degreed at night. There should be a hot spot provided at around 95 degrees at all times. The humidity level should be around 65%. A great way to control this is to mist in the tank once a day. Provide a hide box and a water dish large enough to fit your snakes body in while its in a ball, they will soak in it to help with their shedding.

If you need any other help please feel free to post some more. We have some very smart people here who are more than happy to help a fellow reptile owner out.

Eric Rovegno
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