ball python wont eat

[totheend]

Originally Posted by SkYyaMe

From my understanding and personal experience, many other snake species (including carpet pythons) have the survival insticts to not kill themselves over a slight bit of discomfort, or no reason at all...

Obviously there is a reason that it isn't eating.....

[SkYyaMe1623]

Originally Posted by totheend

Obviously there is a reason that it isn't eating.....

Let's see, it's eaten with this exact husbandry, it's been eating on a six day schedule, it's eaten the same prey (as well as similar size and color), not in shed, no visible or audible RI, was'nt even handled days before food was offered, live prey, in cage feeding, the list goes on.

The reason I feel it won't eat? It lacks a consistent feeding responce which ball pythons in the wild rely on seeing as they're completely opportunistic hunters. I've wasted a lot of time and energy on reading up on these snakes and keeping the husbandry as good as I can. The whole thing has been a stressful bad experience and I'm sorry I went with a ball

[youngster]

Originally Posted by SkYyaMe

Let's see, it's eaten with this exact husbandry, it's been eating on a six day schedule, it's eaten the same prey (as well as similar size and color), not in shed, no visible or audible RI, was'nt even handled days before food was offered, live prey, in cage feeding, the list goes on.

The reason I feel it won't eat? It lacks a consistent feeding responce which ball pythons in the wild rely on seeing as they're completely opportunistic hunters. I've wasted a lot of time and energy on reading up on these snakes and keeping the husbandry as good as I can. The whole thing as a been a stressful bad experience and I'm sorry I went with a ball

Hmm, you're making me think on my decision for my next snake :P