I have a ball python about 3 feet long and when I fed him last night, he acted like he was still hungry. I know the mouse we gave him was a little smaller than last week but should I feed him again, or should I wait until next week at the normal time?
2007-02-06 04:53:54 · 10 answers · asked by Eddie 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
If the mouse leaves a small bump in your snake then don't worry about feeding it again until the next feeding day. If not you may want to move up in prey size a bit or offer two mice. Also snakes will sometimes stay in 'hunting mode' for several hours after they eat. This isn't nesseccarily because they are still hungry.
2007-02-06 17:41:10 · answer #1 · answered by T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try him with another mouse. If he eats it, that's great. If not, you can remove the mouse and save it for next time, if you want. I have a 6' Honduran Milksnake, and occasionally he doesn't eat all the mice I give him. If there are some left by the next day (I let him hunt and kill them, rather than bag feed), I put a little feed in for them, and he'll eventually get around to eating them. Don't worry, I've never heard of a snake overeating.
2007-02-06 21:26:30 · answer #2 · answered by Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
next time you feed the snake loOK at the mouse if it look to small for it then you might want two buy two over if it is a big mouse then it ok to Leta it run a round like that do not wear about it four a 3 ft snake it is go to get one that's medium mouse but if you do feed it two of them then hold it the next day because if you power feed it can come a aggressive
2007-02-07 06:51:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest you don't worry to feed him again till next week. Yes, prey size does matter so if you know it can consume larger mice then stick to those.
However, be logical when feeding your snake. Snakes such as pythons are shutdown feeders and are used to eating large INFREQUENT meals. So stick to your regular feeding regime and if you feel like stagnating it even more you can - so long as you remember to feed the snake more mice if the time between meals has increased.
2007-02-07 20:58:25 · answer #4 · answered by Brumbies 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i got two ball pythons about 3' too and they eat 2 mice on every feeding (once a week)
2007-02-09 13:43:51 · answer #5 · answered by kyle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question...easy answear...if he is hungery he will eat agian..if he isnt he won't. Just put another mouse in his cage and see if he is interested. If he is hungery it shouldnt take more then a min. for him to strike. if not take the mouse out and save it for a later feeding.
2007-02-06 08:08:43 · answer #6 · answered by Dr. Nate 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
wait. the great thing about snakes is that you can actually go quite a while w/out feeding. unless you are actively breeding, don't worry about it.
2007-02-06 05:01:53 · answer #7 · answered by dwalkercpa 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try giving him 3 mice.
2007-02-08 03:00:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why on Earth would you have a snake for a pet???!!!! Snakes can kill people. One even ate my mama while she was on a Jungle safari chasing after the alleged endangered Tortise eating balled yellow ringed tongan toed hippopatamus. Please dipose of this animal by stuffing him down the garbage disposal!!
2007-02-06 05:03:13 · answer #9 · answered by Ros Dawg 1 · 1⤊ 7⤋
Feed him to the garbage disposal.
2007-02-06 04:59:37 · answer #10 · answered by convoiceofreason 4 · 1⤊ 6⤋