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Baby Ball Wont Eat! Help

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06-03-2008, 04:33 PM
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Baby Ball Wont Eat! Help

Hey, I have had my baby ball for about a week now and it was fed last Saturday, not the most recent one. The pet shop said he had been eating fine. I have tried over the past 3 days to feed him. I offered the fluff in front of him like I do with my corn and hognose but he wasn't interested, I put him in a plastic tub thing with the fluff because the pet shop said that they sometimes feed like that, and I left the fluff in the tank over a 24hr period undisturbed. CAN ANYBODY HELP? I'm starting to get worried.

Also the pet shop said he had fed about 4 times before. I keep my temps at about 75 during the night and about 85 in the day. He is on wood chips and has a warm side and a cold side. He has a water bowl and a cave to hide in also has some artificial plant that he likes. I don't know why he isn't feeding. Please help.
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Re: Baby Ball Wont Eat! Help

You need to let it de-stress for about a week meaning no handling. You will soon learn that ball pythons are picky eaters and don't always eat when we want them to. You also need to bump up the warm temps to 90.
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Re: Baby Ball Wont Eat! Help

Ok thanks Rich I'm calmer now.
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Hmmmmm that would have been Marsha!
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