Baby Ball problems eating.

[Joe]

another good point about putting the rodent directly in the water is alot of times when a snake has gone without food for some time it can become a little dehydrated, the more moisture he gets the better for the animal, if all else fails and u notice the snake loosing weight I would suggest assist feeding it, generally always works, dont confuse this with force feeding where only a well versed herper should attempt, assist feeding is easy though, take a much smaller prey item then usual, have it wet, and warm, not hot, hold the snake gently by the back of its head and gently pry the mouth open with the nose of the rodent, push the rodent in only enough that the snakes teeth are stuck to it and close to the back of his mouth, release the snake and generally the snake will continue to consume the prey on its own, if you have any questions email me and I can email you pics on the proper procedure if you dont understand exactly from my explenation, good luck and best wishes,

I would also like to add, sierrabravo, that is completly cruel, no animal should be treated like that, rodent or snake or anything for that matter, all animals, pets or feeders should be kept with respect and the animals best interest in mind