Lo and behold, after taking a pinkie about 3 weeks ago I have tried more pinkies, fuzzies (frozen) even put them in gerbil material before feeding with no such luck. Today I introduced a hopper that was in a box which got lots of attention from my ball. He was all over it. I placed the live hopper in the tank, then added the ball. Much in anticipation, all I got was alot of nose rubbing between the two. Go figure? Has anyone ever experienced this, or have I adopted a fusspot? Also, I had read on these forums that a wild caught ball is harder to feed than a domestic hatchling, I have no idea where mine comes from. One pinkie in 6 weeks to me isn't good. Eyes, stomach, mouth and skin are all fine as far as I can see, and the temps are suitable too. 80F in the cool zone, 90-95F in the warm zone, plenty of moisture. Is there anyone who can help me with this? I will re-introduce the hopper later tonight when he is more active and it's lights out.
Thanx in advance,
Dan
(I did post this in another forum, but I wasn't aware of this .ca forum, if you've already read this, I apologize for bugging you twice)
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Hi, try a rat pinkie or fuzzy,as sometimes young ball pythons prefer them over mice. Also give the snake a hide box with the opening at the top, they like to come up and survey the situation from up top and the rodent can't go into the hidebox and irritate the snake. Small clay [not plastic]flower pots with the opening up top are great hides for ball pythons. Hope this helps. Regards Grant
Wow...my ball python actually ate! What a relief. I had no luck with pinkies or fuzzies for the first 8 weeks, so I went to a local store where it was recommended by a female breeder, (little did I know, and 15 pythons to her name no less) to plop in a live "hopper" mouse when it was time for bed. Along with a piece of carrot or lettuce to keep it occupied, there's less chance of it nibbling away on your snake. Needless to say, my little guy has been resting under his hide spot for the last 3 days, savouring a full belly. 
Thanx again,
Dan.
