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I just got a baby blood from the reptile auction. The snake was just described as a blood python captive bred 05, extremely tame and 18 inches long. She will not eat although the former owner says she got her to feed a couple of different times on f/t. Says the previous owner before her was feeding live mice. Finally last night, I got desperate because the snake was getting real thin with loose skin and I force fed a small mouse. She opened up real good and ate the mouse and has not regurged. Tried a second one but she did not want anything to do with the second one. I moved her to a smaller enclosure with a hide log and some damp coconut husks for a substrate. Anyone with ideas?

I am no expert, I have just recently gotten my snake too. But I found that Socrates (my blood) does not like to eat unless it is Dark, and Cramped. I put him in a Sweater box with a small Undertank heater on a Dimmer with his water dish.. Litterally there is enough room for the Dish, The snake, and the food. (the sweater box has ventilation holes in it) Then I put the lid on, a little Barry Manalow, and come back the next morning to the food in the snake. I feed F/T.

All this is what my Breeder (Cat at Lowergroundreptiles.net) said to do, and it works like a charm.

Hope this helps

Windwalker

Hey,
With younger almost recently hatched bloods, "almost" but not quite, it is a good idea to try feeding them small rats for their first meals, as they seem to relish these a lot more than they do mice initially. Try this instead and see what kind of feeding reaction if any, you get. They almost always pound on these out right from forceps. Buy a fresh one or try a frozen thawed if available.
-Angel
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