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Am having a big problem with my ball python

Am having a big problem with my ball python2007-11-24 1:47:07

hi ppl, am having abig problem with my ball python, its a 5ft long and a 5 years old female, my problem is it didn't eat for the past 8 months now,its drinkin water pretty good and sheading every 2 months witchs great.i clean my python every week end and the temp inside the tank is 30c*,i dont know wut to do, where i live we dont have good vets so plz help me with a new way.i asked avet once and he said i could feed him eggs by asereng.so do u recomend it.plz help me cuz i need to feed him <asap>

Answers:

Though 8 months is a long time to go without food, it is not uncommon for wild pythons to go up to a year without. She does need to eat, you are right about that, but don't panic.

There are numerous ways to feed a snake. I'm not sure which method you use, but maybe one of these will provide you with some help.

You can feed multiple pinky mice or rats. Live is fine because they won't do any harm to the snake.

You can feed live rats or mice, but you run the chance of cosmetic damage to the snake.

You can feed thawed frozen mice or rats.

You can thaw a frozen mouse or rat and soak it in some chicken broth to make it smell more tasty.

You an also try feeding the snake a gerbil. Live or dead is fine. Gerbils are actually what they live on in the wild.

Always move the snake to a different enclosure to eat. I used a large plastic tub. I would put the snake in the tub and then drop a mouse into the tub and sit back.

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