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Trouble with feeding...

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Posted by: joshmo4evr at Tue Oct 20 08:02:36 2009   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by joshmo4evr ]  
   

Hello,



I got my first ball python from Tinley Park Reptile show a week and a half ago. My bf also got a ball python and she is eating like a pig. Mine, however, has been refusing food from the start.

I made sure to leave her alone when she was introduced to her new enclosure so i wouldn't stress her out. But i would think that she would be less stressed by now. She comes out frequently to explore and bathes in her "luxury pool." It doesn't look like she's going into shed, but it might be too soon to tell. It appears that she's starting to lose weight, which is my main concern. I've tried warming up the frozen mice and feeding by hand, i've tried putting her in a dark place with the dead mouse, i've also tried feeding her at night. She just shows no interest at all.

We were assured by the breeder we purchased her from that she ate well on freshly killed fuzzies. Do I need to try that route instead? How much time should pass before I need to be VERY concerned for her well-being?



Please help!


   

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