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I think I have a retarded ball. I went to feed him and he won't eat the live mouse. Understandble. But now I cannot get the mouse out of the cage. The mouse is hiding in the snake's hide, all the way in the back. The snake is now coiled up, ready to strike right in front of him, but he is facing the open end of the hide, not the end with the mouse in it. It seems Michael has made a friend with his food. He tries to strike at me everytime I try to move him out of the way. He has no intentions of eating the mouse since the mouse walks right up to his mouth and he doesn't react at all. What should I do? I don't want to get bitten, but I don't want to leave the mouse in there either. The mouse hasn't done anything mean to Michael, but figure it would be safer to remove him from the cage. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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-Scott

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LOL - take your snake out of his cage - if he bites you - it don't hurt much so don't worry about it - put him in a box or something while you fish the mouse out of the cage. Maybe you can even try feeding him in the box - some balls don't really like hunting for their food - he might prefer to corner it in the box.
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dude... get a pre killed mouse...duh..then he doesnt have to kill it he can just eat it

I have tried using frozen mice, but he doesn't want them either. He has only eaten live. Guess he's not hungry yet. I will try to feed him again tommorrow with a live mouse. We'll see what happens.
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-Scott

Hail, Hail, the gang's all here
Leave your worries at the door boy, they're not going anywhere.
Hail, Hail, the gang's all here
When the going gets tough I know my friends will still be there.
-Dropkick Murphy's