Ball Python Feeding Guide
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- Good Morning, Reptilians! This week we're talking all about feeding ball pythons. I get these kinds of questions a lot, so I thought I'd talk about it all (or what I could remember anyway) in a video.
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Time Stamps:
0:00 intro
0:43 . What Do They Eat?
1:18 Frequency and Size
3:12 Feeding Options
4:07 Transitioning from Live to Frozen Thawed
5:24 My Snake Won't Eat
9:53 Thawing Frozen Rats
11:13 Snake Weight
12:48 Other Stuff
Helpful Links:
Rat/Mouse Nutrition - www.rodentpro.com/information...
Mouse/Rat Comparison Chart - ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...
Example Ball Python Feeding Chart - ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...
Another Example Ball Python Feeding Chart - ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...
Obesity Chart - www.reptifiles.com/ball-pytho...
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props to everyone here doing research 😎😎‼️
Lmao Iont know nun bout snakes here I am with a python😭
@@izaiahfischer440 learn
Ty!
@@ender7781 learn how to have a normal life lame 😂
@@izaiahfischer440 please please do LOTS of research quick!! Just so you know what to do and so your little guy (or girl) can have an amazing life
For my adult male, I feed him every two to three weeks. He regurged his last meal, but I find he’s usually good on this schedule. I think a lot of BPs and other “beginner” snakes are overweight because of over feeding
That and lack of exercise. Says the pudgy primate.
I finally got the go ahead from the wife to get a ball python. Took me buying a cat for her today, but hey, she's happy, and I will be when I get my python. I like the cat, as well, so I guess I win in that part too.
Thanks for the video, I'm still learning and I'm sure there will be more to learn.
That's so awesome! Congrats! And congrats on the cat as well haha. 😊
Well played lol
I'm doing the same to get a BOA, have a ball python already and she is still terrified of it. Hopefully the baby kitten trick will work
For me it’s the promise of getting her a puppy at a future date….. but I got my blue eyed Lucy.
@@top_mf_n_here1806 Be a man and buy the snake. Don't let your wife tell you what you can and can't do lol, wtf? You're an adult, she's not your mother!
Fantastic information, thank you very much!
I have never seen the "overweight" issue addressed before, thank you for including that in your video! The chart was very helpful. ❤🐍
Great info! Another helpful tip: I found my BP is much more likely to eat at night with the lights off. It doesn’t make feeding him any less scary but it gets the job done.
That’s because that’s when they are actually awake, and the time they normally eat in the wild. So like, ur kinda suppose to only feed them at night time. You’re not suppose to wake them up during the day to feed them cause they usually won’t take it. 🤷🏻♀️
I just started watching your videos and I love the little captions and outtakes. They are just so relatable, lol.
Im going to get my first python and this got a lot of anxiety out of my sistem
Awww so glad I could help! And congrats! 😊
Yea same
Same got mine not too long ago
@Its Vorce it worth it but if u don't have enough that's ok
Yeah, got mine about a year ago and I still get stressed when upgrading his food size and frequency in feedings.
Gosh, thank you so much!! I'm gonna get a bp this summer, and i'm *very* stressed about feeding, and feeding strikes.
But this video really calmed me down. Thank you!
Use tongs to feed them then 🤷🏻♀️
I’ll
This was the most helpful guide I found thanks so much!
Agreed
This video and links provided, actually cleared a lot of things up for me. Ive been wanting a ball python, for quite some time. And ive been mainly worried about the fasting strikes and humidity. The links you had provided had reassured me about them not eating. I was super afraid of dropping hundreds of dollars for them to not eat, and was super worried about getting wrong sizes, but those charts really helped. The humidity still has me a little confused, and if you have and tips, please let me know. Fhanks for the vid 😀
Finally a useful to the point and easy to follow video. Great content 🙏
Great Video! Just came across your channel and had to Sub! As a new BP owner mine hasn’t eaten for a couple weeks and you just answered every question I had and then some... Thanks!
Thank you so much, and welcome to the channel! 😊
I can’t wait until i can get a snake of my own 😩 what’s Sterling’s morph?
They’re so awesome! He’s a banana 😊
Damn Steph U a hottie as well!! IG Plz??
ANy snake yet?
@@Jonah_And_Minilla u rocking a Mullet 🤣😂🤣🤦♂️ and have a nerve to be up here trying to name call
@@allgasnobrakes919 ay I take that as a compliment
I got a Juvenile Pastel and the whole food and shedding thing gave me a lot of worries but this helped out a lot! Thank you!
i got my first ball python under crappy circumstances & barely knew anything about snakes. he was 4 years old & had been fed live by the people i got him from. his homing & husbandry was bad for a few months (because of me) until i got him a 40 gallon tank & started taking good care of him. he didn’t eat for the first 4 months i had him & wanted nothing to do with the frozen thawed. i have a big heart & get emotionally attached to the rats but i throw them in there while mr. slithers is in his hide( he doesn’t associate me with good & eats anyways), put a few apple slices in the terrarium for the rat to gnaw on and enjoy, and as soon as i turn the lights off at night mr. slithers chows down. it’s like clockwork. i haven’t had any issues with the rat trying to harm him & my sweet boy’s been eating regularly ever since. it’s sad but it’s the food chain & honestly, any empathy you have for the rat goes away as soon as your snake kills it because you’re happy that your finicky ball python is actually eating. as long as you give the rat something to chew it’s rare that they’ll actually harm your snake. unless you’re getting a snake that’s been fed frozen/thawed all it’s life i personally recommend the live method as it worked for my pain in the ass danger noodle
Thank you so much for talking about the size we should be feeding them, I’m getting a ball python in 6 months & I’ve be doing loads of research. You’re the only person that talked about the size of the rats they should be feed!♥️
Love your videos, they're very informative and entertaining to watch.
Thank you so much for the support! 😊
@@ellesreptiles you are very welcome.
This helped a lot! Thanks so much. The rat i fed my boy was slightly bigger than his middle section so I was worried but he got it down with no problems and the noticeable lump on his mid section isn't too big, which is what I was worried over
Such a helpful video, thank you for this Elle! I’m weighing out pros and cons of getting my first snake and I have it narrowed down to a Ball python! They seem perfect for me being a first time snake owner and I love seeing the way Sterling interacts with you. Do you have any pointers on how to get more comfortable handling them? Like body language snakes will exhibit when comfortable vs uncomfortable/bitey. I appreciate it so much! 🙏🏼
the tip about winter is so helpful thank you i never even thought about that
If the color of the rodent is an issue try feeding your snake in the dark , where it has to rely on thermal imagining.
Not helpful when your rodent is frozen thawed...
@@zoenayru Is it cold after it's thawed? Warm it up and shake as she stated in the video.
thank you! this was super helpfull as someone who is looking into getting a ball python
Woohoooo!!!~ Good video my friend just gave my BP back soooo I appreciate this! :D
Many thanks (from the UK) - very helpful
Super helpful!! Ty!
Thank you for the great information...i smashed the like
I'm only 4 minutes in but I wanted to say I'm subbing right now just for the fact that one of your Pythons is named Sylvanas! xD
love the whole vibe
Thank you this is very informative and to the point.
Glad it was helpful! 😊
@@ellesreptiles Yeah!
Another great video!
You're husband is a lucky man to have you in his life. Seems like all the girls I've dated are scared of snakes and there was no getting over that fear.
Maybe you should date women.
@@xxyy1318 lol right?! 😂
New follower here, love your channel!!!!!!!
And of course love your accent, I'm sure you here that alot :)
Anyway, I was wondering if you could tell me about your process of figuring out what size rodent to feed your Pythons(I have 5 btw, I got the bug in February and can't stop buying them lol) based on weighing them I believe you said?
Sorry this is so long, my bad!
What we do with the f/t mice that aren’t eaten we throw in a field and let Nature do its thing. Usually by the next day or two it’s gone. :)
Ooooh love that!
How long can you keep them frozen? Also, I love that you’re like the only southern reptile you tuber!
Right - I want to know if J can store them in bulk or have to do a run every 2-3 weeks
Good informational video liked it
I have 2 BP, one adult and one juvenile. Adult is picky and the juvenile doesnt think twice about taking his rat down. Awesome vid, and ya main thing about larger BP is they dont eat as often and heat/humidity is key especially if you have a picky jerk for a snake!
also if they aren’t eating turn the lights off!! idk where i saw it but i saw something about ball pythons preferring privacy & i believe it. i drop the rat in with the lights on and my snake seems interested but as soon as i turn out the lights he’s wrapped around in within 10 minutes tops.
Great video. Thanks.
Just feed my first python this Saturday. It was a success my daughter was all happy.
Nice video . Dope energy
I can't believe I missed this channel. I just subscribed. I have a few feeding tutorial videos on my channel.
My BP just are this evening, as I was watching your video actually. She hadn’t eaten in 6 weeks. However she does that once a year at least. She is a 1600 g female. Mine will only take live and will only strike if it is from the safety of her hide. I’ve learned not to place rodent in her cage unless she is in the hide otherwise, she will flee and not show interest. Awesome video Thanks 🙏🏾.
That’s so cute that she only strikes from her hide ♥️. Ball pythons are so funny
My GHI/Mojave and he eats whenever it is offered. He does eat live and in case he gets all the way out, I feed live, so that he can survive. He is super active. He is a baby “23”” or so and a quarter diameter.
Thank you for all the tips and tricks! Our ball python wasn't eating for a bit, and today I tried putting him in a clear container with the rat for 25-30 minutes like you said, and after 30 minutes I checked on him and he ate it! 🎉❤️
Are you still feeding in a separate container?
I'm about to feed my ball python Jinx for the first time today. She's about 6 months old. I was told to feed her rat pups once a week. She's burried in her substrate right now and don't know if I should dig her out to feed her. Looking forward to it. Great video
My gf just got a snake and the snake hasn’t wanted to eat, I thought I was doing it wrong and this video has helped me out a whole lot!!
Thx
Heyyy lol lol thank u for the video. Very informative. Perfect for me. Thanks a million. Have a great day and god bless🤙🤙
Thank you for always being so supportive! I hope you have a wonderful day as well! 😊
Lol is laugh out loud not lots of love
What do you recommend with feeding? Do you always put them in a container to feed or do you just feed in their normal enclosure?
I feed my python in his enclosure but so many people tell me not to
My boyfriend didn’t like snakes but I fell in love with a ball python he is such a sweet heart and I finally got the go ahead to take him home!! So I’m doing a lot of research on ball pythons so Ik what I’m doing
before my research, i purchased live pinkies and they died over night or on day 2 and i froze them immediately and thawed and fed them to my spotted python. he was perfectly fine and has been a very good eater. but i have recently switched to already frozen mice
My female is around 40" and usually eats every 6th or 7th day on the regular and its ferocious, within 1min she's coiled up on a small live rat. But she has gone without this past winter for 4 months with nothing......
This was great information, would you suggest to feed them in a different location other than their housing?
Thanks in advance
So im sure you already found you answer by now, but for other people, ypu should NOT feed them in a different container
This is because moving them to a new environment can cause unnecessary stress, making the snake less likely to eat because its scared.
Is it okay to put the thawed food in there or do you have to use tongs and move it around
I'm New To Your Channel,
Hello From Leeds Alabama 👍
I just got my first ball python, she is 2 years old and is tiny! The previous owner fed her chicks and mice... she looks less than 3ft or bang on. Please let me know if i should try feed her bigger meals ? Or smaller meals more often
I really want to get a Ball Python! :(
They’re awesome creatures!
BLACKPINK's TRASH same
i have a ball python uwu
Get one
Nothing about watering.
Great Video!!
Happy Keeping!!!!
Hello,so Two months ago I got a one year ball python,and I was trying to feed her 5 times and it never worked out,I tried different methods and I feed her thawed mice I don't know what I am doing wrong she always did eat frozen 😔
Mine are both about 3 yrs old the male is a little smaller but im feeding them small rats for like 9 months when do i know to go up to medium
I am deciding between Ball Python and King Snake. Which would be better for a first snake? I have had reptiles before, but no snakes. Also do snakes only eat rats and/or mice? Or is there an alternative?
I hit the mouse on the head a couple of times with a skillet and it passes out or dies
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@@rod6946 🤣🤣🤣
Very informative video. And it is nice to see a beautiful woman with a Southern accent. I have a 10 month old ball. She does really well feeding. I feed her a grown mouse about every week. I think it may be time to move up to small rats.
I've got a pastel Hgw that wont eat thawed, prekill or live... anything I can do to stimulate feeding?
Well, if you really need for it to eat, make sure you yourself can also really smell the rodent, and if you feed it prekilled or frozen thawed, maybe make sure it bleeds a little. It might feel gross. (But i found out this worked for me when I accidentally dropped the meal and it ripped, oof). But it did work!
and rats provide the right ratio of nutrients (i.e. fats and proteins) where mice don't have the right balance. Good video!
Hi I have been wanting to get a ball python for awhile and I’m finally thinking of going though with it and feeding is the thing I have the most questions about and this vid was so helpful. But at what age should they be getting fed once and week and then when do u switch them over to 10-14 days?
I would say at about 1000g+ you could switch them over to 10-14 days. But they all grow at different rates, so if you have a snake that isn’t great at keeping on weight or is always hungry, you could definitely stay at once a week for longer. Or if your snake is starting to hold extra fat, you may have to slow down before then.
Ok thank you so much🐍💗
Where did you buy the frozen one?
My Son snaks ball python sheds how long take for to eat again
I have a heating pad that it do I use it now the person I bought my ball python from said use when it starts to get cold
Keep the heat pad on all the time but use a thermostat
I was shitting myself for later thinking she was gonna bite me, THANKS
Love your accent
Dope shirt.
Well thank you 😊
I heard someone mention feeding every 14-21 days for older snakes? (Of course depending on feeder sizes and health of the snake). Would that be fine? Or is that too infrequent? I have both a ball python and a corn snake and I tend to fluctuate between days, sometimes I feed every 14-15 days, sometimes I forget and end up going around 18-19 days, which I feel a bit guilty about. however, my ball python seems to be a good size and doesn't look under or overweight (I do need to weigh him again soon though so I'll be able to know for sure then), but my corn snake, and again, he's due to be weighed so I'm not certain, looks like he may be starting to gain a bit more weight than what is ideal. If he is, I may downsize his rats or perhaps switch to adult mice?
What do you do if it’s still searching for more food? Do you feed it again or do you wait or do they know if they are eating to much or to little
Are you feeding it the right size?
Hiya! I know it’s been a while since you have posted this video so I don’t know if your answering questions but I’m 13 and my family and I travel around 4 times a year 1-2 weeks per trip. Since we travel and I wouldn’t be able to take a snake with me so is there a place you can take them, person you need to hire, or would I just not be a good owner for a ball python? Thank you!
an adult bp would be fine left alone for 2 weeks
you had a busy filming day 🦎👀's. Touchy time for me. It's time to go buy more frozen rats but most are just going to take up space, because Spidy is about 2 months from his annual 3-4 month fast 🤦🏾♂️
Haha that’s never fun - they sure can take up space. We once bought a whole huge bag of rats that were way too big for any of the snakes at the time, so they just sat in my deep freezer taking up so much space until the snakes could finally eat them. 👀🦎
All of my adult BP's started preferring smaller feeders when they hit 2000 g's. I feed a lot of multiples. I wish they would eat their appropriate weight.
That’s interesting. Sterling went through a phase where he would only eat smaller feeders, too. He just started taking them again one day, and I was super excited about it.
@@ellesreptiles I said 2000 g's in my comment. I meant about 1200 g's. I only have 2 that are 2000 g's. One is a male!
I was wondering what I could do to get my python to eat he's 3 years old I got him 3 months ago and the previous owner said he has always had problems getting him to eat at 3yrs old he still as small as one thats maybe a year old I've tried mice like the old owner and its a no go so I've tried gerbils still nothing and I just tried asf rats and still no luck his cage temperature stays around 85 /90 on the hot side and 80 on the cold side and the humidity stays around 55/60 0n both the hot side and cold side any advice would be awesome and he also has hides on both sides with a water bowl large enough that he can take a dip whenever he feels like it im at a lost at this point I've never had this problem with any other I've had in the past
Try dangling a scented mouse when he’s inside the hide. Make sure you warm it up first in front of the heat lamp. I have a 3yr old male, he refuses rats. Will not eat the size appropriate for him. I have to feed him 2 small mice , I’m thinking I’m going to start doing 3 mice . He’s finally eating after months , he did refuse to eat again recently when I tried to give him a scented rat , I think he’s scared of them. And be will only eat from in his hide. I dangle it at the opening and he strikes it . He goes on a hunger strike after I offer anything big . Happy to help if you’re still having issues.
My snake is such a good feeder but she refused to eat black mice when she was smaller but now she's going past it
I just bought a ball python yesterday. We were told it has not eaten in 3 weeks. They did say they just received the snake a few days prior, do I don't know how accurate that is. They said to wait at least 2 says before trying to feed the snake. Is 3 weeks a long time for the snake to go without eating?
I'm getting my first ball python soon and I want to give her or him the best life possible but the feeding and care gives me anxiety 😅 I'm doing as much research as possible
My female is picky, certain color rat, and only live. Our male is only certain color and we switched to live. It was cost effective for us.
I bought my Enchi Python this week. My whole family is in love with her :-)
Congrats! 😁🎉
Sir Ceaser do you have insta I would like to see pictures 😬😅❤️
Damn u a QT!! I had to sub!! CANT get my Lemon Pastel to eat a FT to SAVE his Life!! 🤦♂️ I cant even get my lil ninja to STRIKE one time just on some Defensive issh!! 🤦♂️ I know he ain’t gone strike at a mouse NO time Soon!!! Also, what part of the South are you from??? Lol I love your countriness(I know that’s not a word)
Aww, some just never take FT haha. And I'm from Alabama! :)
I know this video is hella old but about how long does it take to fully thaw a small rat with your technique?
If you get a really young ball python which has been eating frozen-thawed it's whole life, would I be safe to assume it will always be happy on frozen-thawed? Wondering because I wouldn't ever feel happy live-feeding.
Yeah, if it was eating frozen-thawed its whole life, it should be fine eating it till it dies.
Hi ellie What happens if you bought your snake from a reptile expo in he hasent ate for a month
I'm not Ellie but how old is the snake
When it comes to size: do you mean the rat has to have the same belly circumference as the belly circumference of the snake? Or the lenght of the rat?
Sophie Van der meer the rat/mouse should be 1.1x the largest part of the snake (in width)
I want a ball python so bad but I have 2 dogs. How do ball pythons act around dogs?
So I haven't got my snake so how do I tell what tthe biggest part of him/her is and she/he is a baby
As the breeder what he eats
What she would you say they can start eating rats my python is 6months old
Thank you for this guide! 🙏🏻 I have a beautiful male, and I’ve been concerned that I maybe haven’t been feeding him enough since I’ve gone off of what the previous owner, a snake breeder, said... but I think I might start feeding him about a week earlier.
If your snake refuses food do you wait until the next feeding rotation or do you try again soon afterwards?
It's best to wait until the next feeding rotation, because trying too often can be stressful. ♥️
@@ellesreptiles thank you!!
Have a nice day.
Do u constantly have to go to a store to get rats or can u order a lot at once
You can order a lot at once and just keep them in the freezer. 😊
Whats a pretty chep morph that looks cool(all morphs/normal ball pythons are cool)
any pastel combos, banana, cinnamon and black pastel are good cheap morphs
Those are great options! I also love the mojave morph 😊
@@ellesreptiles yup a have a mojave clutch on the way due to lay soon ;)
The Bamboos are amazing but NOT cheap...Look into the Enchi’s as well! Some Spider balls are cheap but lookout for the wobble, and corkscrew
Oh
I want a snake but the feeding them mice part makes me squeamish.. so sadly I can't get one any time soon haha
If I’m leaving for 2 months can i feed my snake 1 wean rat and 4 pupz
She’s fat but I wouldn’t say obesity