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this is a big investment for me and i really dont wanna get screwed over... also how long can a baby go without food?

If you're paying a lot of money for a baby BP, why would you make it go without food? That doesn't make any sense.

Maybe the snake in question was sold to him as feeding, and isn't feeding.
Wouldnt be the first time in the hobby that someone has sold a non-feeder as a feeder.

Or, maybe he's talking about two different snakes and failed to mention that in his original post? Not entirely impossible either........

BB

actually two different balls - the one thats not eating is a normal i got from the pet store. yeah im new at this... thinking of buying a couple albinos to breed i hope they dont die...
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hail satan!

There's a good chance your pet store ball is wild caught. That, coupled with your admitted inexperience could be why it's not eating.
Browse through all 5 or 6 pages of this forum and you'll find lots of 'my ball wont eat' or 'baby ball not eating' threads. Lots of great advice and tips for you to use in those threads.

Now, a pair of albinos? Whole different story; and not just price. A pair of albinos is certainly without doubt going to be captive bred, and ATLEAST for two generations. And you'll likely buy them from an experienced breeder(good) and not a pet store(risky at times).

Good Luck with your non-feeder.

BB

IF you are paying for a ball.....it should eat.......

........some will stop when you move them..yes..and yes.....some will die......

I had too much stuff die.......corns....balls.....GTP......mountain kings.......milks....kings.....adults.....babies.....etc etc etc.......

.....stuff happens.........
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how many have you had? and were you taking care of them like you should? how did they die then?

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....ok....you don't know me..that's a given now....

....first rule....if you have 300 snakes at all times then you have dead snakes at times......

baby balls die cause they suck sometimes and won't eat......or are runts and they freeze to death....

adult balls..only ever had one die..female....female troubles...didn't know she had a problem.just rolled and died after laying...maybe an egg stuck we think.....and she had trouble for 2 years with us not really knowing it...she had good clutches for a few yesr then a bad one...it happens....one adult ...that's it ....

never had a sick ball........('cept that girl)

had one other with a stuck egg....she's ok.....unless it was that girl..??....guess I should read the cards sometime.....?

......corns...milks,,,,kings..etc.....stuff happens.....

yes I feed....fat snakes die faster.....trust me..........yes I clean...yes the room is humid and the heater runs 365 days a year .......

..........I know some really good and experienced breeders with a batch of dead stuff in their freezer.......

..........have fun.........

..........JY
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