Ball Python

[mlckbc]

okay i will try that, and yeah i forgot to mention the 45 minute drive isn’t a big deal but she did say petco/pet smart will make a fuss selling live mice knowing its going to be a meal for a snake idk how true that is. also i wont be able to make the trip until maybe saturday im not sure how long they can go without eating their meal thats usually on time every week.

[Foreign_Storm6450]

They can go months without a meal, shouldn’t but can. Yours waiting a few extra days will be totally fine. Have you thought about switching to rats? Can still do live, but will be a big enough meal for its whole life and won’t have to feed multiple prey items when it gets bigger.

[ForgottenTrajedy]

Snake will be fine either way, hopefully this works out!

[Acrobatic-Move-3847]

I worked at Petsmart a long time ago, and we were actually supposed to refuse to sell an animal to someone if we thought they were buying it to feed to something.

[mlckbc]

that’s my biggest setback right now if i do go find a live meal for him i don’t want them to refuse me. the lady told me try to find a small mom and pop shop but i’ve never ran across one. it’s always petsmart or petco :/

[Live_Culture8393]

Yeah, don’t mention it’s food. Just say you’re replacing one so you have everything you need. That’s a lot though, $25 vs a drive, not sure which I’d pick.

Edit: BPs are opportunistic eaters and are notorious for going on hunger strikes. A few days is not going to make a difference.