I just got my ball three days ago. He is six months old and alot more gentle than i thought. Now i was told they tried to feed him the morning i bought him but he wouldnt eat. They said that last week he ate two mice so he probaly wasnt hungray. They said i should wait till mid week to try and feed him again. Does this sound like good advice? Thanks for the help
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dwcraig
Mar 27, 2005 01:46 PM
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toshamc
Mar 27, 2005 01:50 PM
Give him a week to settle in, just leave him alone in his cage. After that, you can start handling him and offer him food. Try feeding him at around dusk or early evening. Right now he's under a bit of stress from the relocation and needs some settling down time. Congratulations and warning - it's very hard to stop at one!
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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
dwcraig
Mar 27, 2005 01:57 PM
thanks for the info and warning...my girlfriend and i are already talking about getting a female...lol..
OC-Balls
Mar 27, 2005 02:04 PM
I just got my babies a week ago. I offered them food last night, and 2 of the 5 ate. I was pleased with that, I will try the others again in a few days.
I know it's hard to leave them alone for a week or two, but try to let him settle in.
I also agree, you can't have just one BP!
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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
OC-Balls
Mar 27, 2005 02:06 PM
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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
