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Feeding Time?

OC-Balls Mar 24, 2005 11:43 PM

What time do you guys feed your BPs?
Thanks, Ken
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0.5 Normal Ball Pythons (Norma, Nova, Nala, Nimeesha, Nyoka)
1.1 Jackson's Chameleons (Jake and Jackie)
1.1 Argentine B/W Tegus (Draco and Drucilla)
0.1 Columbian B/W Tegu (Diablo)
1.0 Black Throat Monitor (Razor)
1.0 Desert Tortoise (Tubbs) from Tortoise Rescue
1.0 Boxer (Shadow)
0.1 Feline (CK)
1.0 Memory of my Redtail Boa (Mo) which passed away after 28 years

Replies (4)

AllStarMorphs Mar 24, 2005 11:59 PM

I do feeding in the evening. Ball pythons are nocturnal animals in the wild. Although mine will sometimes eat in the afternoon. They're usually sleeping and some times get freaked out by being woke-up.
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Larry Walker

toshamc Mar 25, 2005 12:04 AM

Actually - I'm in OC too and I'm in the middle of feeding time now (it's 10 pm). Tho most of my snakes will eat at any time of the day or night, they are usually up and about around this time, and my kids are asleep at this time so it works for everyone.
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Tosha

8.10.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and currently un-named)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Dessert Tortoise (Pope)
7.9.5 Fish (1,2,3,4...)
0.0.1 Frog rescued from pool skimmer
0.0.2 Lizards rescued from pool skimmer

OC-Balls Mar 25, 2005 12:08 AM

I figured I'd try it at night. I'm gonna replace the room light with a black light, I want to keep it as natural as possible.
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0.5 Normal Ball Pythons (Norma, Nova, Nala, Nimeesha, Nyoka)
1.1 Jackson's Chameleons (Jake and Jackie)
1.1 Argentine B/W Tegus (Draco and Drucilla)
0.1 Columbian B/W Tegu (Diablo)
1.0 Black Throat Monitor (Razor)
1.0 Desert Tortoise (Tubbs) from Tortoise Rescue
1.0 Boxer (Shadow)
0.1 Feline (CK)
1.0 Memory of my Redtail Boa (Mo) which passed away after 28 years

jmartin104 Mar 25, 2005 06:50 AM

To be consistent, I feed in the evenings on certain days. Just as it's getting dark is best for me.
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Jay A. Martin

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