you didnt tell us what you keep the snakes in for one. and honestly, i know ill get flack for this because most people (myself included) prefer to "see" their snakes. but honestly, aquariums arent good for reptiles. they are way too open, making the snake feel insecure. they allow heat to escape too easily, which can cause a snake to feel too cold, or it expieriences too rapid of a temperature change. they also dont hold humidity, i know youre thinking "ball pythons are from africa it cant be that humid there!", and youre absolutely 100% correct. till we found out that ball pythons spend quite a bit of time hunting and sleeping in burrows, which hold a much more stable temp. and are much more humid than the surface. also with the baby if the cage is too big, and tanks often appear too big, it could cause it not to feed. but all of these problems are very easy to solve. i would move them to rubbermaid (or other similar) plastic storage boxes, whatever the older one can fit in nicely and have room to move around, and probably a large shoebox for the younger one. youve also solved the humidity issue with a rubbermaid, they hold humidity quite well, even when well ventilated (easy to do, you can drill, or the more reccomended way, solder holes into them), rubbermaids hold humidity well. they also hold heat very well. id say switching to rubbermaids would be a good step, if after some time in them at the proper temps and humidity they still dont eat, after trying a few type of food (frozen/thawed, scented frozen, freshly killed, live or possibly a gerbil as ball pythons would eat gerbils in the wild), i would take a trip to the vet. also do not try to feed too often, it can stress the snakes out. try once, if the snakes dont eat wait ATLEAST 3 days before you even think about trying again, id even wait a week. but without knowing how you keep the snakes we can only offer suggestions that work for us. i know rubbermaids arent pretty to look at, but, its not whats best for us that matters, its whats best for the snake. good luck
Jaymz
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Jaymz
"got a bowlin ball in my stomache, got a desert in my mouth. figures that my courage would choose to sell out now..."
