Why Your Ball Python Won't Eat - Feeding Picky Snakes
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 23. 11. 2018
- Ball pythons are a species that often refuses food, no matter what you do. Today, I overview many common issues as to why your snake may not be eating, and how you can fix this!
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Did I forget anything? Have more suggestions? Leave other ideas for ball python keepers (myself included) in the comments!
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Love your channel it's inspired me to learn as much as I can about herps
I know you said that you don't like moving the snake when feeding and I agree, but I have had a ball python go off feed and after trying a long list of things, I on a whim tried feeding her in a bin and she took it immediately. Ball pythons are so picky lmao. Hope Sunny eats soon!
Have you tried chicks or quails. my snake went off food for a while to i sourced frozen quails and she started eating again and i was able to get her back to mice. Or Sunny could be an egg bound girl? are you sure hes actually a boy?
Something that actually worked (for my milk snake) was putting her in a pretty small container with a thawed mouse and covering it. Now she only eats if I feed her this way. I think it might just be that she's more focused on the mouse and the scent is more intense in a small space.
*Doesn't have a Ball Python, doesn't plan on getting a Ball Python, won't be able to have a snake for at least 4 years*
Me: I must know all this information
You'll thank yourself later :)
Same
ME TOOO
Oh I know xD
I'm prob never gonna get a snake but this is so interesting, I've been watching him and his friend for weeks now when ever i can.
I just have to know everything, just have to
Iâm watching the video because when me and my friend graduate all our schooling, we are gonna be roommates and she wants a ball python
Rubbing the mouse against the carcass of its fallen brother sounds pretty fun.
lol!
how to traumatize your pet rodent 101
Lol
Weekend plans
Not sure funny is the right word
No nutrients november
One of the best comments I've seen lmao
this aged nicely
@@kaiijak i m here because of my bp doing Nnn... getting panicky
@@fog2628 hahah
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To anyone that is crazy, sadistic, or very bad at listening *DO NOT CUT OR BRAIN LIVE RODENTS* . Only do so to frozen rodents and only do so if your animal is really starving or on the brink of starving. Most of the time it is completely unnecessary.
Misadventure I mean itâs fine to brain a frozen rodent if your snake isnât eating and even if it isnât on the brink of starvation. But if course donât do it to live rodents.
Good god
Don't blaspheme.
I'm not sure if this has been mentioned anywhere, but a technique I used to get picky ball pythons to eat while I worked at a pet store, was to use some used rodent bedding and rub it onto F/T rats. Idk why it seemed to work pretty well for even the pickiest eaters. I would go as far as to bring the used bedding home from work for my own bp's, throw it in the microwave for a couple of seconds, then let the hot rat sit in the hot bedding for a bit. I talked about this method with some customers (and maybe sort of became their rodent bedding dealer) and they would come back telling me it worked! Maybe that'll help Sunny!
Interesting, and good tip. But all the sources I've heard from say you shouldn't use a microwave to heat up your snek's food. If it's not cooking the rodent and you know how to make it work, that's fine for you, but if any new/soon-to-be snake owners are reading, you'd probably want to go with warm water or a blow-dryer.
@Steve Gee o h .
I did this to get one of mine from mice to rats. Went to my local pet store and got some used mouse bedding. Rubbed the f/t rats in the bedding before feeding and sure enough, she ate without a problem. No issues and no gaps in feeding after that.
Imma try that
I just commented this same thing. It worked for me when nothing else would. The only hard part was convincing my local pet store employee I wasnât kidding and really wanted the used bedding. I just let the mouse thaw in the used bedding in a bag, shook it once in a while. Never had a problem getting a snek to take one.
I got pretty lucky, my ball python is like the chillest BP in the universe. He was being fed live from the breeder that I got him from and he switched over to frozen/thawed with me no problem. And he's had no problem switching back and forth between mice and rats (though I try to keep him on rats). I always put a paper towel down in the enclosure before feeding my snakes and so I've effectively trained them to anticipate food when they see the paper towel. And it's no exception with my BP. When I place the paper towel in his enclosure, he shoots right out of his hide ready for food time. He hasn't skipped a meal since I've had him. *KNOCKS ON WOOD*
I put down a paper towel too and now mine is trained to expect food when he sees it :)
This is called positive reinforcement and bridging. Your snakes now associate the paper towels with dinner, and a positive experience.
I am super excited to hear that your BP is super chill! My sister's was one of the picky eaters. He would only eat mice, and only live ones. Though aside from eating he was a VERY chill snake! I assume he still is though I haven't actually seen or handled him in a few years as I moved away from home. He only ever struck anybody once. He stress tagged me one time and that was only because we was in a new environment. We gave him a couole weeks to settle in, and he absolutely loved people. His favorite thing to do was to play hide and seek in hoodie pockets! I will say BPs are one of my favorite species, and I hope to get one of my own some day though I will more than likely wait until after I have children and said children are old enough to comprehend and respect them because like all animals you must respect them in every way possible and handle them with care. :)
TheHPExperiment great idea.
âBall pythons are picky eatersâ
Me, boiling some mac and cheese: Donât worry, I know what to do
Iâve got a ball python and I love him to bits but, when they donât eat itâs probably the most stressful thing Iâve experienced, Iâm not sure if this is because Iâm a worrier or Iâm used to my other snakes which are all absolutely great feeders (I currently have a burm and a corn, but I did have a gaboon for ages too) but when he did his yearly fast for the first time, or last year when he decided not to eat for 3 MONTHS!, Iâve never experienced anything more stressful in my life
Ball pythons,
Easy, cheap, beautiful, well mannered and amazing animals
But if your a worrier like me they can be a pain
Still love you Tango, you fussy beaut
Ryaquaza 1 I understand what youâre going through I have juvenile male BP and he would eat weekly or if he refused one week heâd eat the next then around December he refused to eat at all unfortunately I wasnât able to switch him to F/T successfully now itâs January and he still wonât eat and Iâm STRESSED
Rocio Villegas That's like the most common time of year for a bp to go off feed. I wouldn't stress too much about it.
I hope I don't die panicking lol, I worry about my fish acting slightly off than usual.
Can't wait to own a snake tho
Mine bites (me) like crazy and hasn't eaten for 3 weeks now. Shes only two months old and I can see her spine already. Get a ballpython they said. They are docile they said. It will be fun they said.
is your Ball Python a Male? My males are a bit more nippy than my females. not accurate information just my own experience.
-sunny entered the game-
"So..want food?"
-sunny left the game-
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It probably burst into flames already...
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I don't understand how so many people are afraid of snakes
When i look at the clips of your ball pythons face i can't help but think it's really adorable
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I should be sleeping but Goherping uploads at midnight. Sleep can wait.
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Itâs 11 pm for me but close enough
LOL Priorities!
You ison
I just got a bp yesterday and today is his feeding day and he is a young snake as in baby and it has to heat live mice for a bit but I think it's a rat
Ball pythons are the cutest snake
Hey jeff kaplin from the overwatch team
Nah hognoses take the cake for cutest snake THEN bps
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they have puppy noses
theyre too busy dealing with their emotional problems
One thing that helped me with my first ball python was leaving it on the substrate floor for a few minutes instead of tongs. At first I attempted tong feeding but he wouldn't take the mouse. After a week of trying a few things I eventually decided to just leave the mouse on the floor in front of his hide and after a minute or two he started taking the mouse. After this he started taking from tongs regularly. Might be worth a try for anyone having issues.
My first BP went 12 months with out food! It almost turned me away from the hobby to be honest lol.
mine went 3 weeks without eating and I cried
@@themalaymenagerie3350 wait what? lol
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My girl hasnât eaten in 6 weeks and Iâm getting worried cause she never missed any week before this lol :(
I got my baby ball python 3 weeks ago & she hasnât eaten yet but my cornsnake has. Iâm getting a little worried tbh.
Adding a heat lamp was the key for me! I burnt a hole in my carpet, but the house hasn't burned down so I wouldn't let that fear stop you from adding one.
Animallover3541 OMG THAT WAS THE FIRST THING I DID WHEN I GOT MY SNAKE, I WAS DUMB AND WAS LIKE âhello snekky boiâ AND THEN I LOOKED DOWN AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE CARPET
Hopefully gonna get my own Ball Python soon so Iâm just compiling a ton of resources on their care... thanks for the additional info!
Geronimo McDuggins aha thanks for the tips! I need to get the enclosure and supplies together and then Iâll start looking! I have a couple breeders and local pet shops already in mind!
Same here, the only thing preventing me from getting one is my cat because my parents and I are worried about him getting to/hurting the snake. I still love my cat to pieces though, he's a total sweetheart with people lol
TheRogueRaptor1177 haha as the owner of 5 cats I completely understand!
Mine always waits for me to handle it to defecate -.-
Lmaooo
Great video. My 18mo ball python is at 6 weeks without food and still a pretty healthy weight. Some good ideas and a bit less stress for the keeper after watching.
I donât even own a snake but Iâm still gonna watch bc itâs Alex!!!
:D
Caroline Moreno you should! There awesome!!
This is why aliens donât talk to us I wish!!! I live in a small one bedroom apartment and I already have a leopard gecko, chameleon, 2 fish tanks, and two cats so I donât have room for a snake right now :/
Caroline Moreno aww that sucks /:
Hopefully you get one soon! đđœ
Not sure if someone suggested it but ...
I'm an old snake owner and worked with Ball pythons amongst others species for 40 years . Coming into the breeding season plus the added fact that they come from draught heavy areas in Africa can trigger going off feed naturally. Not the only reasons as you went through quite a lot on this video.
I have seen it with WC and captive breds as well but back in the day they (CB)were actually the harder of the two to come by. So we were use to seeing them going off their feed.
The tricks we used were offering day old Chicks you can usually buy at feed stores/farm supplies. Or the favorite we used. Gerbils as they are found in the same exact habitat as the Royal A. K. A Ball Pythons. It would always trigger them to eat.
Not sure if you even read comments here Haha but it's worth a try and if he doesn't eat you can give them to the next hungry predator you have. Good luck
They will get spoiled on chickens so only use it as a kick start. You should freeze them to kill any potential parasite if you do use them regularly.(most times they are cheaper than mice and rats) I have never had an issue apart from my 37 year old Boa(had since a neonate) who got parasites from one.
There was another reason. In my life I never had an issue. I saw some creep once say to remove the teeth of mice and rats and feed them live for the same reasons. Bullshit dude. No one is doing that in the wildyet snakes survive. Pythons eating deer antlers and all aren't having issues
Hey Alex, thanks for your videos, always great work !! I've been following you for quite a while now and since I got my BP in February, your advices have been so helpfull.
I've had my BP since May and I love him, very active, very healthy looking, had a great shed, hasn't eaten yet. This is my first BP and yes I'm concerned and trying consistently.
I got my first bp and he hasn't the first week home ND I'm already worried đŁ
Dannnng smol boi is getting big
Yes I 100 percent agree with force feeding any animal. Unless it is absolutley necessary. I had to force feed a blue tree monitor, but he is fine now.
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Very thorough video. Thanks, Alex!
I LOVE THIS BOI seriously you are just too cute! I mean you're super knowledgeable and this is a fantastic resource but you're just... so good to your animals and you seem like an amazing person. Keep up the great work
thanks!
Thanks for all the info!
Great video mate!
Good luck with Sunny
This was a very informative video, Well done! You didn't leave any stones unturned. Keep us informed on how your snake is doing.
You my friend, are a hero! And right on time too! I just got my first ball python roughly 2,5 weeks ago and I had the luck of getting a picky eater. I still love him to death, but it is frustrating to not have him eat since I want him to be healthy and give him the best care possible :(
Did you made your snake to eat,and how?
Hol up ain't it like 1 AM over there Alex? What you doin' man
He's probably jacked on caffeine lol
Hes doin' the opposite of sleeping
He does say at one point that 10 is early for him to wake up. Maybe he's a nocturnal reptile? đ
Love all the clips of Sunny in this video. Heâs so adorable.
I love your videos you are by far better than any other reptile channel because you seem like a very good pet owner and you like to make sure others are taking good care of their pets keep up the good work I am 15 and I plan to open a reptile shop and a business
Thanks for all the advise n thanks for telling us about Sunny! It means a lot when we know that ur facing the same issue.
This helped me so much! Thank you đđ»
Whenever I think about snakes I think how much I love ball pythons and then I remember they are picky about food and go off feed and I get discouraged.
Thanks for the tips I had my ball python for a little over a month now and he didn't eat but he finally took a few minutes ago thanks love your content keep up the great work
Very educational. Thank you!
This was super useful thank you! I have a 19yr old and she was starting to freak me out by not eating (itâs been 3 months) but I will try those techniques you mentioned!
I tried just about everything in this video already, my ball python died from starving itself. I didn't force-feed it because literally everyone told me not to, I should have.
Maybe, maybe not. There could have been a source of stress (where did you keep its enclosure?), it could have been a strong smell that was putting it off feed (people rarely realize how strong the odors in their own homes are), or any number of other things.
If your snake didn't have a disease, infection or parasite, then the only reason it would have starved to death is something about its environment. That's not to say that you necessarily did anything "wrong," just that something seems to have gotten overlooked. That probably sounds harsh and I am sorry if it offends you but too often people rush to claim there was something wrong with the animal (especially reptiles and such) when it actually boils down to the husbandry. That doesn't help to serve the animals we care for, at all.
I have been stressing SO much about my baby not eating cause hes never done this before, you have calmed my nerves so much thank you!
So moments after I made this comment I went to check the humidity and temp again and my boy ate the thawed rat I left in his cage...guess he decided he doesn't like being fed by tongs anymore lol đđŒ
So helpful! Thank you!
Great video man. Thanks
My first ball python (and first snake I've ever owned) went off feeding for 8 months at one time a couple years ago. He never lost any weight, stayed right around 800 grams, I was trying everything I could to get him to eat but nothing seemed to be working. I brought him to a vet, and like you mentioned in this video, he told me to just keep trying lol.
He's always gone off and on of feeding, he's always been slightly underweight but not dangerously underweight. I've recently gotten him to eat again by offering pinky mice (even though hes a 4 ft male and that's nothing to him) just to get his metabolism going again, and then braining the medium rats I usually feed, and he'll usually take them immediately. My BP gets very stressed very easily, so when even one little thing in his tank is off, he wont eat. I really just wait for him to "tell" me when he's hungry, he'll poke his head out of his hide when I walk in the room and start peeking around looking for food haha.
Good luck with Sonny! :)
my snake didnt eat for 8 months twice! prior to this, i strictly fed her frozen-thawed because they were easier to obtain and can be kept in the freezer forever. then came the part where she didnt feed for 8 months. the first time i broke the cycle by feeding it a live teddy bear hamster. she ate it instantly. after that i fed her live rats for about 2 months then she was no longer interested in rats, not even attacking them when offered. i dispatched the rats and froze them and tried feeding them to her after but with no luck. then came the 8 month period again. i said well if it fixed it once, maybe itll work again. i bought another TBH and wow to my surprise she attacked it instantly and ate it so fast! i was so relieved and filled with joy. i now feed her TBHs every two weeks. this has been going on for 2 months and now she doesnt hesitate on eating her meals. ive been having her for 12 years now and hopefully for another 12 more. i hope my input helps out you others going through this problem.
Great video! One of mine went off for 9 months and the best thing that eventually worked is I didnât offer food for like 2-3 weeks cause I find they tend to learn that food is coming every few days, so they decided to go on a fast because they know that food will come and they can eat one day when they feel like itđ so I break that habit with skipping a few weeks of feed and then I try a live rat pup (which sucks) but it seems to work and it wonât harm the snake. Then keep on rat pups for a while then go over to frozen thawed and slowly build back up to the desired size rodent.
I think it's also worth mentioning that all supplies of frozen rodents are not made equal, even from the same suppliers their quality can vary. From the way the rodents were cared for (or not) to them being thawed or part thawed in transit (potentially multiple times), I find some things **seem** to be less appealing to the more discerning snake. I raise my own mice and multimammates so I can provide freshly killed if needed but even my "home grown" frozen rodents are preferred to ones I have bought elsewhere.
It's unfortunate that we have such variance in this area. As you said, the best way is raise your own feeders but that's well outside the realm of what most people can/will put into feeding their snake. All other sources are a shot in the dark, unless you know your local rodent breeders and trust their husbandry.
Try using African Soft Fur rats (often called ASF's), they are a natural prey of ball pythons in their native environment and I've heard that that works sometimes.
Also, try increasing his enclosure temperature a bit. Sometimes male ball pythons will go off of food if the temperatures are even a little bit low because they think it's breeding season and focus more on finding a mate than eating.
Great video man!
thanks!
Btw ily goherpingđ Iâve watched you since u first got sunny and sounded like a fetus and itâs been amazing to see how much youâve grown
Great video !! i love ball pythons. BUT!!! when are we getting an update on the big boa you adopted? i know you didnât do your series. But another update???
Wow this is incredibly timely. I was literally watching a video about feeding snakes to figure out how to get my new baby ball to eat and this pops up. Iâve waited the week and let her alone to get used to her new home as Iâve been told to, but she seemed totally indifferent. SO ANYWAY. I will watch this now.
InsidiousPaperclip new baby ball pythons most often wonât eat for a few weeks upon bringing them home. I would suggest not touching her at all until her first meal as well. That makes a huge difference
i just went through same thing with mine baby ball python.. it took a few weeks for him to eat but he would not take to anything i was feeding him.. after talking to the people i was informed to look at assist feeding.. so i believe he is too small to take from tongs (long tongs from pet store) or hasnt learned it yet.. but the assist feed has been successful with pinkies!
(assist feed) i do not shove the pinky in the throat! i place the head just before the throat and if hes not going to eat he will spit it out, if he is going to eat he will slightly coil.
harlow jean okay, thank you. I figure Iâll give her another week or so being left alone in her tub, then try again. Because they told me sheâd been eating f/t hoppers once a week and to feed her those for the next two/three feedings before switching to rats. I bought a bag of ten hoppers so I have some leeway until she finally decides to eat. Glad I went with that rather than only buying three mice, then having to go get more after she refused them. Iâve only had a corn snake before so even though Iâd heard of balls being picky itâs hard not to stress about her not eating. Itâs also hard to resist holding her but I want her to be happy and healthy so I will refrain.
Nashville Bones oof Iâm not going to try assist feeding unless sheâs losing weight or starts acting wonky. Itâs only been a week and she seems fine otherwise so hereâs hoping I donât have to resort to that. Iâm glad that worked out for you though!
Thank you this was very helpful my power went out and his temp had dropped a little and he has been under his water bowl lately because he does not have a proper hiding spot I will buy him a cave and make sure it stays warm I will also try feeding him at night
We got a ball python about 3-4 weeks ago and she REFUSED to eat
Turned out she wanted to eat in her tank and ate perfectly fine
Your ball python is absolutely beautiful. Love the morph and on top of that there is iridescent glow on her scales
That's not a girl both sunny and smokey are boys
Smokey is the yellow belly mojave and sunny is a yellowbelly
Some other tip for your snake to try to, cover the tank for one week completely and then try feed, worked for one of my males who went of food for a few months here and there. A full cleanout of the tank then feed a day after worked for another, a move to another tank, bigger or smaller with lots lots of clutter, covered sides and only open front. You probably tried or know this but a few tips that got mine to eat ^^ But something ive heard alot of ppl say is that sometimes a move can do the trick. I bought a picky pied male that has been force fed al his 1 year old life. But he eats like a machine here al by him self, he just needed a new enviroment.
Iâm a new BP owner. Her previous owner said she takes over 10 minutes to strike and wrap every time she eats (she was on live rats). We highly prefer feeding frozen thawed and the previous owner didnât think that would ever work. We bought a couple of frozen rats and each time we tried to feed we jiggled it in front of her face trying to get her to strike. It didnât work. Tonight, we thawed another rat and tried the same thing. Again, didnât work. So we laid the rat down right in front of her and walked away just to see what happened (laughing like yeah right, no chance). As SOON as we backed away, she slowly and gently went up to the ratâs head and she started eating immediately. Iâve read some snakes are so shy they donât prefer all the excitement of the strike and wrap. I hope this continues. This is the easiest thing ever!
You should do a bio active tank for goldie and how to keep it alive cause my bioactive enclosure died fast
Great tips! My snake has not eaten in two months and I am worried. Will try your recommendations. Thank you for your video.
Thank you so much for the video Alex! I was kinda worried about my BP he refused his food over 6 weeks now today i got a beautiful 1 big piece of shed from him. After that i tried to feed him (few hours later) he refused it again now he has to wait til next week i will try something different like something from your vid i hope he eats :)
Honestly, Iâve been really lucky with my BP (a pastel leopard male). I got him when he was just over two months old and when I got him, the breeder already had him on pre-killed rats and he switched right away to f/t! He has an amazing appetite and whenever I start dangling the rat from the tongs, no matter where he is in his enclosure, he will strike and coil the rodent within the minute! He is my first reptile as well so Iâm so thankful we havenât had any problems! (*knock on wood*)
Good vid. My snake didn't eat for 10 months and didn't loose weight at all. Also no health issues. She's back on food again now. I also don't believe in force feeding. These snakes are amazing. Great vid thanks for posting
My snake is young but looks very much like sunny as far as color and pattern go. And it hasnât wanted to eat for several weeks now. Thank you and the commenters for all the advice. Hoping to figure out what works best for my snake!
I got my first ball python a few weeks ago and he was being fed live pinky mice so I purchased frozen pinky rats to switch him over to frozen thawed rats and he has eaten two meals now I'm so happy he did not have any issues
Omg I found a pet store that gives proper care! I researched a lot and we went to a pet store and I knew if they told us false info I could tell so we went there and they gave excellent care and things I think it is bc they specialize in reptiles and fish they are called green tree pet center in Clarksville Indiana I really recommend them!
I got my ball python from Pet Smart⊠Heâs been doing well though
Thanks. I got a ball python on black friday that hasnt eaten in 4 weeks. Got it anyway to save him. This video came at the perfect time.
This is so helpful! We have a 6 year old female royal python and she hasn't eaten for five months and we started to worry. We changed her to a larger vivarium just after her last feed in December and she has not eaten in her new vivarium. Temp and humidity is great, she's lost no weight and seems happy but it's certainly frustrating đ€Ł so this definitely eases us! We offer every two weeks regardless but she's just not interested at all đ€·đ»ââïž
Thanks Alex helpful
I think you can also put a bunch of used mouse bedding (make sure the bedding still smells like mouse/rat) and put it in a plastic ziplock bag with the mouse/rat you are going to thaw. Then you can thaw it how you regularly would (with hot water in a cup and putting the bag in the cup). I think this should make the mouse/rat smell more like a real mouse/rat and will make the snake more likely to eat it.
This video has come at the right time đ
You can also get the used bedding from mouse enclosures at pet stores and put your frozen thawed mouse in a bag with the used bedding and shake it around and leave the frozen thawed in the bag for as long as you can. Itâs another less graphic way to scent the frozen thawed. Iâve had success with this when nothing else worked.
My 2 girls are rescues that were previously fed live. A while back one has gone for a year and a half with one assist fed meal and the other 7 months. They're good girls. And I'm going to try live very soon. I think it may be a seasonal thing though, as about 2 months ago they were eating quite well.
Cool video this is helpful for me cause I am getting a ball Lyon a few days
I wanted to make a call to the vet - first time ball python owner, she's about 4-5 months (born late dec I think) and 115 grams. After a rough first couple weeks of no eating and a shed, she ate for a month straight, and now it's been like 5 weeks since she last ate and I definitely am feeling nervous for her Dx - I'm gonna try getting her more secure hides and braining a rat to see if those work
thank you this helped so much i was worried cuz my ball python refused food for two months!
iâve had my fist ball python for a week and a half heâs three months old and he hasnât eaten yet iâve tried everything could he be shedding soon?
My BP (dimitri) always eats hes a good boi but I love your vids sid I still watch them
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With my Bp wouldnt eat I decided to turn off the snake light i had because it dried out my tank quickly he ate pretty quickly after
I have a 7 yr ball python that hasnt ate in 6 months, I to have tried many types and many things. So I keep trying but not sure what else to do.
Thank you for the information, ill try some of these out that i haven't already, but im just worried about her, its been a month now and i hope to get her to eat soon.
watching your videos helped me lets see if my trick works for you.. i use frozen.. once thawed and slightly warmer i assist feed.. i put in mouth and ensure teeth break skin to allow the blood from mice to start (or poke with pin then place in mouth).. never an issue after
Can you get frozen mice or rats at your normal pet store (pet smart, petco, etc.)? Do I need to find special stores for that or are they at most normal pet stores?
This is reassuring because itâs been nearly a month since Ligan, my BP, has eaten. I switched from live to F/T for cost and safety purposes. Iâve tried twice, a day apart, each week, to feed him. I did a different variation of rat each time, like you did. He has lost a little weight but still appears healthy and mostly round (only a slight peak in his back), which made me worry until I saw this. I guess Iâll just wait it out and keep trying until he eats! It hasnât been a crazy 6-8mos for him đ
My ball python has an incredible appetite but I enjoy your vids so here I am lmao
Great topic indeed !! I could talk on this topic all day and still never express how picky Ball Pythons can be LOL I've just recently stopped assist feeding my 4 baby Pastave Ball Pythons that I got from their breeder two and a half months ago. Personally because they tend to be such lazy snakes i don't suggest them as a first snake for people they can be a challenge sometimes even for someone with a lot of experience :)
I have a normal ball land he is awesome feeder I have another 5 year old 1200 gram lemon blast 6 months not eating and exactly as you said same across the board have you got any advice
I'm moving my snake in to a bigger tank soon and I'm wondering it I should feed it before or after I move it
Will a ball python only take fresh killed from a certain place? Mine would only take it once when we got it from the store we got him from.
I don't own any kind of reptile, but I never miss an upload đ
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For those who still worry about Royals not eating properly, I tell you the example of mine.
I got Mr Houdini in June 2020 and at that time he was around two years old. He took his first rat without any problems whatsoever. The next 4 feeds he was good as gold. Once we hit September, he simply refused to even touch it, e.g. "brumation." I tried everything under the Sun to the point he got me worried sick.
Anyway, the long story short is that he hasn't touch his food for slightly over 11 months. During this time he's lost 20 grams. Not pounds, grams.
So yeah, don't worry if your Royal Python doesn't eat. It is what it is. Obviously, unless he/she is sick.
Good luck, love you all.
I was wondering if your planning on doing a snapping turtle care guide?
Hey my snake hasnt eaten in about mo not sure months they go to not eating his temps are good not sure but i switch my bedding to
Zoo Med Aspen Snake Bedding.
Seems after that he stop eating any ideas or he just going in not eating ?he had Zoo Med Forest Floor Reptile Bedding when i got him from. The person that couldn't take care him no more should i go back to that bedding?
I need an updat from op. Did your snake eat or not? How long did he go for??
My snake Noodles, hasn't eaten for the past month. I try and feed him every weekend. Last night he finally took it after an hour long puppet show, and frequent dips in hot water. Mind you I had to re-heat the water a couple times. We just moved in January though so I thought maybe he was just stressed out from the move. Or maybe he was just off feed, not sure. I'm just relieved he finally took it.