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how can i get my 3 week old ball pythons to eat? Please help

setup in small shoebox
temp at 82 -85
nice dark hide
small water bowl
setup for a couple day to get that all "homey feeling"...
put a live large mouse fuzzy in with them ....at evening....

.......if that doesn't work....

....wait 3 days and repeat....again and again....
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........JY

Thank you for the advise. We will try it. Just one other question, is that too big for a first feeding of a newly hatched baby snake?

Thank you again for your advise.

baby balls need the eal to move...fuzzies or large fuzzies at least....some people use hoppers or even small mice...most on here will tell you to ""start with chubby rats"""why start a snake on mice if you want it to eventually eat rats.""

...I feed mice...I breed mice...they grow on mice...as well as rats,.....(baby balls just don't grab rat pinks here...maybe they don't like pink? ..that ..or I just don't use them except maybe 2% of the time....)

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........JY

Offer it food, and ask it nicely.
Aside from that, with the information you gave....
What are you keeping it in?
Is it new to you?
Did you hatch it out yourself?
What's your heat at?
Do you hvae a hide?
Has it eaten before?
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