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BALL PYTHON KILLS BUT WONT EAT

XtremeXteriors Oct 05, 2004 07:22 PM

MY BALL PYTHON KILLS ITS PREY BUT REFUSES TO EAT IT. THE TEMPERATURE IS FINE, NO LOSS OF WEIGHT. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES

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RWBrennan Oct 05, 2004 11:33 PM

Do you feed it in a separate enclosure? I do and it has been my experience that sometimes they seem to just want to nuzzle the prey forever. I have left them overnight in their feeding enclosure with the prey they killed and in all but one circumstance they ate it by morning. Best of luck.

XtremeXteriors Oct 05, 2004 11:38 PM

MINE DIDNT SHE IS ULTRA AGGRESSIVE THE MEANEST BALL I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE SHE WILL EAT OCCASIONALLY BUT MOSTLY KILLS AND DOESNT EAT IT

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