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hi i have a baby ball that wont eat i have treid mice,rats pups,pinkies,fuzzies,i have opened the skull for him i have placed him in a box in the dark in a bag in the dark..i have done a lot of things and he still wont eat..any help would be great as i really want him to eat it has been 3 months...please help...thanks Gerald

Try scenting the mouse with a gerbil. I know it sounds wierd if it's CB, CH but it might work. I worked at a pet store where they could not get a CB small ball to eat for months. I had read to try a gerbil and it took it right away. Ever one was happy but then my manager found out I feed it their rare Albino gerbil.

LOL. And that's why you don't work in the pet shop anymore?

Quig

Try reading Feeding Tricks and Tips. You may find it helpful.

I read it a lot and find that site very useful.

it might sound bad, but go from petshop to petshop till you find one that will sell you a hopper gerbil, ie eyes just opened, buy it, and put it in live with your snake
the gerbil will be too small to injure your snake, and the movement really seems to help with reluctant feeders