My ball python has a very annoying habit. Annoying in that cute snake way of course...
The first month he was with me, he was eating live pinkies (!) but within the month I had switched him over very easily to thawed small adults/adults which he eats from his hide.
For his second month here I place the thawed mouse in front of his hide, and I leave for awhile and he eats. Simple as that. He ate everytime, one try.
This last few weeks he has started a habit that is somewhat annoying. I place a frozen thawed mouse like normal, and I leave. A couple hours later I come back and he hasn't touched it. So thinking he is being a brat and not eating I go to grab it with tongs to give it to someone else. But he snatches it from me almost the instant I have it, and puts it back. I leave again, (anywhere from 1/2 hour to 4 hours) and he hasn't eaten, I try to take, he takes it back and puts it back down.
This little "thats my mouse" struggle can go on anywhere between 5-15 times before he eats it. Reheating the mouse doesn't seem to matter either. He just seems to enjoy teasing *Me*! It can be very annoying because most of the time if I don't give in and play this little "game" he will just leave it. And as you can see it can take me all night before he finally decides fun time is over and eats.
I am of course just happy he is healthy and eats like a champ eventually, but is there anyway this annoying little game can be shortened? *L*
marisa
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