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First time feeding with new ball........

DinoTheBall Nov 02, 2003 05:37 PM

I just got my ball Nov 1st and I'm not gonna feed it for atleast 5 days, I don't want to stress it out or anything. The breeder I bought it from told me its feeding on live mice...when I was there one of his baby females ate a live mouse lickity split, but as I've read live mice can inflict injuries on the snake. Should I start off feeding mine live and then introducing prekilled/frozen? Because I'd rather have it feeding on dead mice. Anyways, thanks for your replies!

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jmartin104 Nov 02, 2003 05:47 PM

Try prekilled. If it does not take it, you can freeze it for later. Feed at night and in a quiet area with little light.
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