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hey guys, i posted here about two months ago.. The female ball python i purchased had laid eggs.. Anyways not the eggs are hatched.. 3 out of six.. 3 died.. =( But i was wondering its been 3 and a half weeks and i cant seem to get them to eat.. Ive tried rat pinkies (frozen and alive) How long can these babies go without eating.. It is starting to scare me.. they have gone through thier first shed.. and do you guys have any tips or tricks to get them to eat.??? any help or comments would be greatly appreciated
 
Try some hopper mice. Sometimes they seem reluctant to take rats at first. Good luck.
 
Give them a nice secure hidebox just big enough for them to wedge in with a little room away from the entrance and let the settle in for a day or two. Put in some dampened paper towels to raise the humidity in the hide. Then towards evening drop a fuzzy mouse right at the mouth of the hide. This sometimes sparks a feed response.
 
I had 4 CBB Ball Pythons that did not feed for me for 4 weeks this year. I found the best way that worked for me. Use the craziest hoppers, those real wild ones that just make you want to feed them to a truck tire. All 4 of them ate within 2 days. The babies may seem too small for hoppers but they can take them. My CBBs were 48-50 grams, really small. Make sure you use the freakiest little hoppers LATE at night, then run like a bat out of ----.

I learned this trick from Ralph Davis.
 
Another method which worked for me is to put the snake and the live hopper in a brown paper bag. Fold it and tape or staple the bag shut and leave it alone. Check on it in a few hours. good luck!
 
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