is basically anything that works, but the best way I've found so far is to first set the mouse somewhere where the snake can pick up the scent. I just leave it there for anywhere between 2-15 minutes or so, then I use a heat lamp to heat up the mouse well (Since pythons have heat detecting pits, heat is a great way to get a hit). Then I set the mouse in front of whichever hidespot my snake is in at the time, with the mouse's head basically right in the entrance.



He usually attacks it within a minute. He's picky with eating other ways. He doesn't like me dangling food in front of him, because he's afraid of eating in front of people, and if just setting the mouse somewhere in the tank has only worked twice, and when I did that he would usually wait a few hours beforehand, and only eat one. Using the method I described earlier, my young (18-20" ball python) ate 3 small mice last week, and it looks like he's planning on doing the same this week.

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