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Hi to all,

My first post here, I am mostly in the milksnake forum. I just got a pair of het for albino yesterday from Loky Herpetology and the transaction went very smooth. My question is they ate last according to the paperwork I got with them on 5/10/05 and it was a small F/T rat. How long should I wait to try and feed them again. This is my first time with Ball Pythons. I have 28 Assorted Hondurans and 5 that are due to lay eggs soon and a pair of Irian Jaya. All suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in Advance
Tom Sierra

If their feed card indicates that they are fed once a week then you can try feeding them. Some balls aren't very affected by shipping and will continue their feeding schedule, but others require some downtime after shipping before feeding. For the ones that are due for a meal when they arrive, I usually give them a day or two to settle in and then offer them a meal. Hope this helps.
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Tosha

"Of course, this is just my opinion...and I believe I am God." -- Christopher Bianco

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hello, congrats on your new ball! i'm no expert, but i did recently acquire a baby ball. i waited until the little guy was hungry enough to cruise around his cage even with me being in the room and near his cage. this happened after around 5 days. when i did open his cage to feed him, he moved towards me and didn't hiss or ball up and immediately took a f/t hopper mouse. today he was hunting around again (3 days after eating the hopper) and nabbed a small, prekilled adult mouse within seconds of my holding it in front of his nose. then he went back into his hide.

i think one key for me was to provide two very tight, very dark hides. the snake hides whenever he notices me in the room, then he re-emerges after a few minutes. now he's getting comfortable exploring with me in the room, even during the day.

hope this helps!
bruce