New carpet owner

[letters]

Hi all, i''m a new jcp owner, i'v own and loved many snake before this little beauty, i just want to know if there any tricks with this type of python ie, feeding, shedding, i;v been told there and easy snake but could have problems shedding and changing to rats, my baby girl ate her first adult mouse 8 days ago(since in my care) and the last one i just tryed to feed her, she killed it and then just let it go and went in her hide, so i tryed agian this morning and the same thing happen , so any help would be usefull
Thank you

[Bartman]

Don’t offer her again for a couple days at least but she should take. Did you try to feed her a rat the second time or a mouse, I couldn’t figure that out though? If it was a rat, then try scenting it with a mouse, but it shouldn’t be a problem to switch over. My guy took rats his first try and never looked back.

As for shedding I find if I mist once a day from the day he becomes opaque he sheds in one nice piece. Good luck!

[letters]

Thank you for your help, she's eating well now, pinkiy rats(sweet), the only thing know is she seems really nasty biting at me any chance she gets , any tips on calming that problem down?

[Bartman]

Well when I got my little guy the owner said he was a bit bitey. He didn’t try to bite me since the first day I had him but I think its because when I took him out of the tank id use a hook (I didn’t wanna get tagged :p) and now he’s perfectly calm.

Even now though I notice when I take him out with my hand he gets a little nervous and goes into an "S" position, but calms down once I get a hold of him. I think they are scared of a giant hand coming down to swoop them out, but the snake hook or even a stick is less threatening to them. Try it and see.

good luck!!