She won't eat

[JereBP]

Today I bought my ball pyhton Maria 1 fuzzy,if she doesn't eat it tommorow should I freeze the mouse?Last week I bought her 2 fuzzies....she ate one after about three days.

[havenbounce]

Are you leaving these fuzzies in her enclosure for 3 days? You should never leave food out that long. If feeding frozen than you can leave it in the enclosure over night and if it's not gone my the time you wake up than take it out and throw it in the garbage. I hope that they are not live. Leaving live food in with a snake that long can lead to serious injuries.
Ginnette

[JereBP]

I'm leave the fuzzies in the cage for a short time. They are far too small to cause any form of danger, I would never do this with a larger prey item.

[Kathy Shaw]

Most hatchling BPS I have had won't eat fuzzies. They are too small and don't move enough (sometimes leaving them in the cage overnight will get an older BP that has stopped eating started again). With hatchlings I have had best luck with live hoppers (about half grown) they are very active at that age and seem to induce a feeding response.
Caution! They can hurt your snake do not leave them unattended!
Try feeding late at night in the dark. I leave the hall light on and the door cracked so I can see a little.
Good luck
Kathy

[lanceinhispance]

try puting her in an opaqe surounding and the mouse too and puttin something solid on top so its pitch black in there

thats how one of my snakes eats

[alanhoo]

Sometimes it will eat for you, sometimes it won't. Must have patience as far as feeding ball python is concern, otherwise you may lose lots of hairs unnecessary :medcomcic . I need almost 2 months just to switch from mouse to rat.

[Tinks]

Originally Posted by Kathy Shaw

. With hatchlings I have had best luck with live hoppers (about half grown) they are very active at that age and seem to induce a feeding response.
Caution! They can hurt your snake do not leave them unattended!
Try feeding late at night in the dark. I leave the hall light on and the door cracked so I can see a little.
Good luck
Kathy

thats what i do, on the first day i gave mine a hopper that was really active and within 10 mins of being in a new inviroment she ate it. i was really suprised and happy. i always watch my snake eat if its live so that she doesnt get hurt. im gunna switch to F/T once she gets bigger.

[JereBP]

Today Maria ate.I bought her 1 hopper.......when I woke up I couldn't find the mouse and she had a big lump in her stomach.Thanks for the advice.

[Tinks]

glad we could help bud