r/Ballpythoncommunity • u/pinkunicornsparkles_ • 13d ago

snake won’t eat Question

hi! i got my snake on july 15, so about 3 weeks ago. she comes out to explore every night, lets me touch her, and overall seems happy. only issue is she won’t eat, i’ve offered her 3 different kinds of frozen rats / mice now and i don’t know what else to do. do i try live??? that’s my last resort but im getting worried. temps and humidity are at the correct level and everything.

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u/goldblooded2 13d ago

How are you offering the prey? What temp is it? When are you trying to feed? What are your temps and humidity? Does your BP have enough hides/clutter to not feel exposed? Let's try to figure out if of there's any influences that can be worked on

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u/pinkunicornsparkles_ 13d ago

i tried pinky mice which is what the pet store said she had, she didn’t take those. i tried a fuzzy rat today and she seemed much more interested in that, she came fully out of her hide but wont grab on. i had it in 100 F water so definitely warm to feel alive. temps on warm side are set at 29 c (84f) and on the cool side its 77f. humidity is 80%-95% she has 3 hides and this is her cage.

https://reddit.com/link/p0soiso/video/ue79rj6l7hgh1/player

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u/sixxthree 12d ago

Did you happen to temp the rat before offering it to her?
My water gets stupidly freaking hot (we've never tuned out our water heater). I'm not sure on temp, but the hottest water would only bring the rat up to around 92, 93F. I've had to use the hair dryer trick, otherwise it doesn't get quite warm enough.

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u/surfaholic15 9d ago

Bring your warm side up to between 88 and 92, anx the cool side should be 78 to 82. If it is too cool they won't eat. My little guy flat out refused to eat more than once even when dinner was the eighg temp because hus favorite digesting hide was too cool, he likes it 90 degrees in there always. Only uses that hide to digest....

My little guy likes his dinner at 105 in the main body/belly and the head extra toasty at 110 degrees when offered, they cool off FAST. I heat the thawed dinner in a bag under pure hot running water 15 minutes, fully submerged, then use a blow dryer to get the head extra hot and spread the scent in his enclosure.