Hello,



This is actually an update to my post from a little over a week ago. My male ball python still isn't eating, I'm not sure how old he is I'm beginning to wonder if he has ate anything since he hatched. The temps and humidity are perfect in his tank and he has plenty of hiding places. His body condition still looks okay although I would defintely prefer him a little rounder. I need to find my scale so I can see how much he weighs and keep track of how much he gains/loses. I tried feeding him last night after leaving him alone for a week with a small live mouse and he was completely uninterested.



On another note this was my first time feeding live prey to a snake, all my other snakes have taken f/t without hesitation. When I went to the pet store the person helping me at first pulled out a cute little black and white mouse and when he saw the look on my face he put it back and grabbed a plain grey one : ) It's kind of silly, I don't even like mice and I don't have any problem with their position on the food chain but I still felt slightly bad about the process. I think if I had to actually slaughter every animal before eating it I would probably be a vegetarian!



Well at any rate I'm basically back to where I started, at least now I he wasn't refusing to eat because it wasn't live prey. I think my game plan right now is to leave him alone for another 5 days and then try again. Anyone else have any advice?

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