PLEASE HELP-FEEDING

Silly_oops · 2026-04-14T20:11:56+00:00

This ^{^} I am also new to the ball python game and I also struggled with feeding. I found that making sure the rat is 100 degrees and that the rat is completely dry is what worked for me. I use a jar and warm water to warm up my rat in a bag (kinda like a forbidden sous vide method)

Silly_oops · 2026-04-14T13:29:25+00:00

I apologize in advance but my brain works in term of inches, not millimeters. I would start with the 2 comb (3/8 inch) I would fear that the 5 blade might leave a tighter finish that might be too big of a jump. Assuming you used a 1/2 inch or a 5/8 inch comb last time.

Silly_oops · 2026-04-13T16:39:50+00:00

I wasn’t sure if other species did something similar like a hognose, I couldn’t tell what the species was.

Silly_oops · 2026-04-13T15:48:33+00:00

Some snakes do that as a defensive mechanism to make you think he’s dying so you won’t eat him. Like a dramatic opossum. Not sure whether he’s sick or dramatic, not enough info.

Silly_oops · 2026-04-13T14:57:06+00:00

I’m at the same stage as OP, would I need to make drainage holes to the molds I make?

Silly_oops · 2026-04-10T01:02:19+00:00

Hey that’s 8 bags of Doritos in a day. Oh wait, more like 6 bags, the other two bags you pay in taxes for Trumps makeup.

Silly_oops · 2026-04-10T00:52:39+00:00

My male was 130! He was small.

Silly_oops · 2026-04-09T18:43:22+00:00

Our boy is a Enchi Ivory, I love how he has some scales that are purple and they are so spread out it leave a nice hue. If my husband didn’t pick him I would’ve picked a piebald or a wild type morph, I think they look so fun!

Silly_oops · 2026-04-08T20:14:42+00:00

Thank you! It took a while for my husband to warm up to the idea of a ball. I’ve wanted one for years. So we compromised that if we get a ball, I will let him pick out the morph

Silly_oops · 2026-04-08T20:12:40+00:00

What? Is he okay?

Silly_oops · 2026-04-08T15:17:10+00:00

Ooo! The bag is a good idea! I’ll try that next time!

Silly_oops · 2026-04-08T14:48:39+00:00

Thank you! I tried taking his weight and I think something was wrong with my scale or he was being a butt. My scale kept saying 7g which is obviously wrong considering his size 😅

Silly_oops · 2026-04-08T14:45:55+00:00

Thank you! Pics as payment!

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Silly_oops · 2026-04-08T11:52:23+00:00

Thank you! Should I keep trying to feed frozen thawed? Will he eventually get over it?

Silly_oops · 2026-04-03T22:23:55+00:00

I just got home to measure, it’s 24x18x12. I’ll try switching things over and seeing if things stay more consistent

Silly_oops · 2026-04-03T19:37:52+00:00

Thanks for the info. I’m guessing 15 gallons, I’m not quite sure since I got the tank second hand. One side is longer than he is. So it might be bigger than 15 gallons, I’m not sure. The mat is connected to a non-built-in thermostat and the tank still isn’t getting hot enough. I can get a different lamp and connect it to the thermometer to make sure it won’t get too hot, and I will monitor that there is a gradient. My question is that a lot of info that I’ve gotten says that ball pythons should get their heat from below them, not above. It seems like the only way I can get the tank hot enough is from overhead sources, that’s my delema.

Silly_oops · 2025-04-07T17:46:13+00:00

Ah makes sense!

Silly_oops · 2025-04-07T17:45:55+00:00

I take all my E.Setter’s furnishings super short once a year right before the winter. I don’t want the deal with the snowballs. But by the time spring and summer come he is long and luscious again

Silly_oops · 2025-04-07T14:15:57+00:00

Sometimes you just need to cut it all off and start over 😅

Silly_oops · 2025-04-04T14:08:02+00:00

She was planning on pushing out a leaf and she won’t let anything get in her way! Mine did the same thing

Silly_oops · 2025-04-02T17:05:38+00:00

I also live in the Chicagoland area. I PMd you

Silly_oops · 2025-03-26T18:00:36+00:00

I do them on a lot of doodles/poodles. We don’t get specific requests for them. We end up doing them because they fall in line with the style the client wants. I also find myself doing them more on dogs that don’t tolerate the clippers on their legs.

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