I have a three and a half foot male ball, and it is the weirdest thing I have ever seen. When offered mice he hisses and srikes, but never takes, when offered a rat he takes it with no problem, he has a bite scar on his back, can he be associating the scent of mice with pain? I can reach in his tank, pick him up and hold him for an hour straight with no problems at all.
thanks
tony butler
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adult male hisses before eating
nogard
Jan 17, 2005 10:13 PM
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ginebig
Jan 17, 2005 10:22 PM
I'm not really sure of the reason he hisses at the mice, but my balls are particular about the size of the prey item. They won't take anything smaller then a good sized gerbil or medium/small rat. Smaller than that and they will strike at it to drive it off, but won't attempt to eat it. Hope this helps some.
