Quit Stressing Over Feeding Your Snake

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There seems to be a lot of needless stress out there from keepers who are either trying to get their snake to eat or trying to figure out how to feed them exactly right without hurting the snake. There are some things to know about feeding ball pythons (and other snakes) as well as concepts about reptiles vs mammals in general. But once you know these things, there's not much need for the stress a lot of people go through when they're just trying to take care of their animal. This video should clear up some things about feeding and food strikes (a snake going off food) and will hopefully lower your stress level.
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@coltonbaysinger 4 месяца назад

My BP was a good eater as a young snake. When he hit ~1 year old he went on a pretty insane hunger strike. Around 5 months. I listened and didn't stress about it, but I did end up going through a few rats in my attempt to get him to eat. I monitored his body size and health to the best of my knowledge. I tried every trick in the book, including braining the rat (pretty nasty but I was willing to try.) In the end, right before I was considering taking him to a vet, I decided to COMPLETELY revamp his enclosure. Deep clean scrub of everything, all new substrate, a pretty radical redesign with the decor/enrichment materials. I let him settle into the "new" space for about 10 days and offered a rat. He took it with gusto, almost as if to tell me "I've been waiting for this, dummy." So if your BP is being picky, definitely don't sleep on new substrate + changing the environment. I'm not sure who I heard this from (Bob, maybe? But maybe some internet stranger) but they essentially told me that if your snake gets too accustomed to their environment and they have their scent all over it, they don't even consider taking a rat because they assume no self-respecting prey would wander into such an obvious predator area. Not sure about the validity of that statement, but it worked!

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

That's a great trick. It's usually the first suggestion I give to people. Glad it worked for you!

@joitus 4 месяца назад

You took my stress level from a 5/100 down to a 1/100 🧘🏻‍♀️

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

I'm glad to have brought it down four points!

@westie430 4 месяца назад

I love Kent so much😂😂 I mean "Your whole face is a comfortable fat store!" was a pretty sick burn😂 Also the sneeze killed me lol Your videos are always so entertaining and very educational, i click so fast when i see it pop up in my feed! Thanks Bob ☺️

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much, I appreciate the kind words! Glad you're enjoying the videos

@amybentley1291 4 месяца назад

Awww! There's my cute snakelets!! There was someone in the discord server stressing about how much their snake should weigh in relation to its age just last week. I'll have to make sure I tag them so they can see this video. Also, I am beyond thrilled that Future Bob added your sneeze back in, and in slow-mo too! Haha, so good. Let us know what Kent's sick burn was (or is, if he still hasnt thought of one yet).

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

He's still thinking about it. He's written down a few versions, but he won't let me see it yet. Thanks for letting me put you and your snakes in this video - and Katie and her snake!

@truthseeker6584 4 месяца назад

My vet told me that people came to him telling him that their BP had not been eating for 3 months. When he opened its mouth it had severe mouth rot (don´t know if this is the correct term in English as I am Austrian). So he recommends to see a vet when the snake doesn´t eat for some weeks just to be sure that there is no medical condition. Hearing that your snake is o.k. is also very good for lowering your stress level.😄

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Absolutely, I always recommend taking your snake to the vet if they've been off food for a while or if you suspect a problem. Mouth rot will definitely prevent your snake from eating

@robertwarren4734 4 месяца назад

The Kent angle fooled me: I thought Kent's "feeding stressor" was going to be ... well the snakes! As in the snakes wanting to feed on him! :-)

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

He has a number of feeding stressors ;-)

@keithfaulkner6319 4 месяца назад

I had a newborn roughscale sand boa that never ate for her first year, and didn't look especially thin. She would kill pinkies but not eat, not eat thawed pinkies, didn't try anything larger. A year into it, her sister had grown and was ready for fuzzies. So, I thought what the heck try a fuzzy on both. Struck, killed, and ate like a monster. Apparently she was just waiting for fur. And she got the fuzzy down that tiny throat just fine. When I was breeding carpet pythons 20 years ago I found the same thing to be true. Baby carpets don't like skin but do like fur.

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Yes, fur is an important feed response trigger for a lot of snakes

@nicomontenigro6858 4 месяца назад

very interesting good to know

@ynwslime25 4 месяца назад

kent’s corner was way to short this week! Hope you enjoyed the burger 😂

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Apologies, but I really felt like I had to put a stop to it!

@MiBackpacking 4 месяца назад

Kent’s comeback is giving George Costanza “jerk store” vibes 😂 I love your videos 😅🙌🏼

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

I'm sure I've seen that but I'll have to look it up 😅 Glad you're enjoying the videos!

@caughtafaygo 4 месяца назад

One of the best kent sessions ever 😂😂 thanks for the content man!! O and freaking future bob putting sneezes back in 😅 i love it!

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Aw thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

@mikejames5546 4 месяца назад

This is my favorite snake channel around! My BP goes off food for 5-7 months every single year. He only loses at most 100 grams, which is fine because he's 54" long and weighs around 1650 grams. The first year it was stressful, but now I expect it. I try him with medium rats, ASFs, jumbo mice, nothing works until he decides he's hungry lol

@keithharper9595 4 месяца назад

Great to see little Bea Arthur Dent in the video this week. So glad you are still persevering with her!

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

She ate a good size meal last night which was encouraging

@beachaddict7653 4 месяца назад

My snake only ate 7 times last year and it looks like it's going to be like that this year. I guess he knows best as to when he's hungry. Maintaining a somewhat healthy weight, so I'm not too stressed.

@voxquax5739 4 месяца назад

Thank you bob this really help me a lot, since may bp went on a hunger strike for 2 months. I followed your tip in changing up the enclosure and replacing the substrate with a new one. And just now he ate again, i just wanna thank you and keep doing what you do helping other snake keepers and educating them. I was worried at first since this is the first time experiencing my snake going on a hunger strike but you saying its normal and some bp can go without food for months really keep my mind at ease, and just waited until he start eating again.

@Neighbor739 4 месяца назад

We saw you on an episode of parks and rec season 2 episode 21 and me and my girlfriend were like WOAH WE WATCH THAT GUY ON RU-vid lol

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

😅😉

@Lady_Quistis 4 месяца назад

You posted this just when I needed it! My ball pythons aren't new but sometimes I get so busy I can't get them food before their scheduled feeding day and I stress about them having to wait a couple of more days!

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

I'm glad you saw this, no need to stress over that ;-)

@Hogstrictors 4 месяца назад

Lmao @ future bob putting the sneeze back in. Future Bob definitely has it out for present Bob! That size similarity from the 14 week old and 2 year old is crazy!

@derp_dragons 4 месяца назад

Wow, that ball python at the beginning is just stunning! 💚

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Thank you!

@emmshelley 4 месяца назад

Wooow what good timing. My big guy has missed his last 3 feedings. We just moved so I was hoping it was that, but still no success. We're totally revamping the enclosure tonight, really hoping that helps. Thank you ❤

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Best of luck!

@GangstarComputerGod 4 месяца назад

This is a great video, thanks for putting it out. I have 3 BP’s of varying ages and sizes and I have spent a lot of time stressing about eating schedules (not to mention wasted a lot of money.) After checking their environment and offering food I’ve learned to watch their cues that they’re ready to eat. I’m more relaxed about it now but I still have my moments of overthinking.

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Glad you liked the video - it is pretty stressful until you have your snakes figured out a bit :-)

@dd-jf1lh 4 месяца назад

Could you possibly enlighten me some on those cues? Because there have been a few times I swear my girl is absolutely going to eat but then she just turns her nose up and backs away. Thanks.

@GangstarComputerGod 4 месяца назад

@@dd-jf1lh it’s certainly not perfect but mostly it’s her immediately coming out of her hide and eyeballing me right up against the glass when I walk in the room lol. She is not subtle. When she’s not hungry she never does that. The youngest almost always eats. The middle one is still a pain in the ass unfortunately. It just doesn’t stress me out as much.

@brandaoberg4841 4 месяца назад

You are such a lifesaver. I've referenced your videos so many times for advice since getting my boy. Thank you so much.

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Thank you, I'm glad the videos have been helpful for you!

@Catxnxmouse 4 месяца назад

Hey Bob! Exciting news, I’m finally getting my first boa! 😍 Reading up on their husbandry as he arrives in the morning!😁

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Congrats!

@teresajiang7735 4 месяца назад

I would love to watch Kent eat lunch! 🤣 I love your videos! I started watching Bob's videos before getting my first BP last year (now I have two). I've been hearing a lot about how they go off food and seeing ppl ask about it all the time here, but I don't stress about my BPs eating at all! Maybe since I don't stress, they eat just fine. I'm chalking that all up to Bob's relaxed or very Zen way (but also very practical way) of keeping husbandry!

@antoniamertin6195 4 месяца назад

I just got my first bp last Wednesday and fed her for the first time on Tuesday night. Luckily she ate with no problem on the first try. She's 8 months old and only weighed 106g when I picked her up. The breeder was feeding her too small prey (cause he couldn't be bothered to buy and thaw a separate size for her, though apparently she was pretty small when she hatched). Hopefully she'll keep eating well and grow now

@momakajean 4 месяца назад

Nice to see you and your snakes Amy. 🤗

@adeporter6611 2 месяца назад

Great video , very informative as always 🐍

@ismewhat1234 4 месяца назад

😂love your videos. Hope you & everyone has a great week ❤🐍

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much!

@Riki_Rants 4 месяца назад

Great video as always! It's surprising how long reptiles in general can go without eating and still be healthy. I've seen it more in snake species, but I have an amazing Leopard gecko who refused food once for over a month and gave me quite a scare, luckily she had a visual que for her health (fat tail). You did a great job showing examples and thank you so much for your commitment to our hobby!

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much, glad you liked this one

@820ballpythons 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much for what you do! You’re my favorite reptile RU-vidr ❤

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Aw thanks!

@820ballpythons 4 месяца назад

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@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

@820ballpythons that's fantastic, welcome!

@momakajean 4 месяца назад

Well done Bob, using the snakes to demonstrate is very helpful.

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Thanks mom!

@amccourry1 4 месяца назад

I have 5 BPs, 2 females, 3 males ranging in age from 10yrs to 6months. My 10yr old female is on a feeding strike, which coincidentally started around the time she was thought to lay eggs(she’d been bred shortly before I got her). Her body condition is still excellent, she’s still as active as normal, no red flags, not egg bound. My 1yr old female just came out of a 4month feed strike .. she lost 50g but still had great body condition. She’d grown in length and looked good. 2 of my males will strike for a few weeks at a time as well. I use “normal”(for them) behaviors and body conditions as measuring sticks along with my decades of animal keeping(pets and livestock). I’m noticing many new keepers have little to no experience with other animals as well. They take everything they read on the internet/social media as the written in stone snake keeping manual and deviations can’t be managed without a meltdown over the world ending.

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Yes, it's definitely stressful for people sometimes

@ericlucci2829 4 месяца назад

my new baby carpet python just took a month to eat for the first time after arriving. i was stressin’ for sure haha

@danielprice2743 4 месяца назад

2 weeks ago I picked up a 2 month old ball python male. The guy who sold him to me said that he hasn't fed him yet since he just got him. I bought the snake at the swap meet while buying feeder mice. I tried feeding my new little guy a small, live mouse and he was too scared to bite. Tomorrow I'm going to get a frozen/thawed mouse to see if he'll eat. My snake is so little, he's no thicker than my middle finger. I definitely want to keep him alive. Thank you as always, Bob.

@truthseeker6584 4 месяца назад

Good luck with your little guy! I hope you get him to eat.

@danielprice2743 4 месяца назад

@@truthseeker6584 thank you, but he passed away after the assist. I've assisted ball pythons before with no issue in the past. For some reason he died once the fuzzy hit the stomach. Thank you.

@truthseeker6584 4 месяца назад

@@danielprice2743 I am really sorry for your loss!.Unfortunately in some cases it simply is not possible to save an animal but you did everything you could. God bless you!

@justinkline1294 4 месяца назад

This advice got me through a still very stressful (on me) 5-month fast by my captive-hatched young adult BP. Just ate her second small rat after breaking just 2 weeks ago (before this particular vid but advice to relax not new from Bob). Don't know how I would have handled all that frustration on my own. Made me much more patient (and to that extent better) as a keeper.

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

I'm glad it helped!

@StephanieNorris0503 4 месяца назад

So excited to see my name in your video! But this video was amazing and I absolutely needed it! My youngest baby Teddy hasn’t eaten for me yet, I got him almost 4 weeks ago. And I was stating to stress, he’s almost 3. Months But still looks great. I’ve looked over everything and for health things like a respiratory infection and I’ve seen no signs of one. So now I feel a lot better and just hope he starts to feel comfortable enough to eat soon, he’s such a sweet boy

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Best of luck with your snake! Try adding some additional clutter to the enclosure

@StephanieNorris0503 4 месяца назад

@@GreenRoomPythons I will absolutely do that!

@StephanieNorris0503 4 месяца назад

@@GreenRoomPythons thank you so much! I add more clutter like plants and also covered 3 sides and my boy finally ate for me!!! So happy!!! Thank you!!!

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

@@StephanieNorris0503 that's great, glad to hear it

@patrickalilbitofeverything5181 4 месяца назад

Great and informative video bro 😎 I have 2 out of 5 of my ball pythons that are funny eaters I gave them a good cleaning this morning and out them back on cypress mulch so I’m gonna see if that kicks them back in… keep the content coming

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Best of luck with those snakes!

@dianelutge9691 4 месяца назад

Great video as always. Thanks so much for the information. I'm in the process of doing research towards my first ever snake and videos like these are real gems to help me prepare. Tiger Lily is growing into a real beauty 😍 I love getting to see your babies grow over time. Glad your 'special needs' girl is doing well. Keep sharing your passion!

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much, I'm glad you're enjoying the videos!

@GangstarComputerGod 4 месяца назад

This channel has been the absolute BEST resource for me. I go back and rewatch some because I appreciate the transparency about ups and downs, and the perspective of “keepers” rather than breeders.

@zackcuster 4 месяца назад

I love your videos bob! Been binge watching hard before getting my first ball python

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much, I'm glad you're enjoying the videos!

@bradenselkirk4930 4 месяца назад

Ive noticed some snakes also just need to eat less frequently. My mojave eats every 3-4 weeks, so now i only offer every 3 weeks. On the ither hand, my spider will eat any time, so i feed her a small every 10 days

@TheWarriorbrood 4 месяца назад

Yay! New video!

@corvins_cash 4 месяца назад

The first time I fed my first snake, a baby corn snake, a pinkie, I thought "there's no way they can eat this, it's huge compared to their size!" but sure enough, they took it just fine. It is strange to see for the first time, though, for sure! I only have 2 ball pythons, so I have fed smaller pray a little longer than necessary, just because I didn't want the feeders I had already purchased to go to waste, but that's on me buying too large a quantity of rat fuzzies initially.

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

That's okay, they don't have to upgrade right away :-)

@ThKiwi 4 месяца назад

My male corn ended his spring hunger strike early this year. He’s been here 12 years, we know he’ll stop every spring, but every year I do worry a bit. He keeps weight on just fine though. ❤

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

It's nice when you have an understanding of their pattern

@YashaVatrushka 4 месяца назад

I got my 1st ball python two months ago and she's been eating like a champ. I let her settle but before the end of the 1st week she was already begging for food

@Areptilefan 4 месяца назад

Same

@Areptilefan 4 месяца назад

I got him a few days ago maybe like a week

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

That's great!

@karinvanlinde4847 4 месяца назад

Omg, thanks for this. I’ve been trying NOT to freak out, but having a new snake only eat 2 large mice in a year and refusing everything rat related had me stressing slightly. Especially when losing 200 grams in weight. But learning I have a boy, and not a girl, that he is still in decent shape, and the assurance from knowledgeable people to just try again, and it then working, has calmed me down so much. I still have jumbo mice to feed, and know now it might not be a regular thing, but I have trust again that the snake will know best. I may spoil him with some ASF rats, when he’s ready!

@cherylclick1664 4 месяца назад

try frozen thawed gerbils. my 10 year old male ball python loves them

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

If he's only eaten twice in a year, try changing his enclosure completely and giving him tons of hides and clutter. That might help

@watercityreptiles 4 месяца назад

Good info. Its probably the biggest thing people stress about most. A couple of my snakes will go off food for a few months every year like clockwork. The only time to really be concerned is if they start losing a lot of weight rapidly. If its only 10-50 grams over months no worry. If it's a big weight loss in a very short period of time, then it's probably smart to see a vet.

@El-ng7mb 4 месяца назад

Great video !!

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Thank you!

@El-ng7mb 4 месяца назад

@@GreenRoomPythons the sneeze bit made my day and also my husband actually likes watching you too when he normally fights me to watch snake related content. Thanks for being so cool!

@LeahStClair-up6xh 4 месяца назад

lol I wish you had posted this before I panic messaged you about Persephone lolololol

@its.me.8 4 месяца назад

Omg i have had the upsize fear for a while now with my 8 month old, her neck is so tiny I'm afraid she'll have trouble. thank you so much for the demonstration. Going to attempt a rat pup today and see what happens

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

I'm glad you're upsizing her. Most of my snakes start with the rat pup right out of the egg and graduate to a weaned rat around 3 months. My guess is that your snake will start to grow pretty quickly once she's eating a larger meal :-)

@momakajean 4 месяца назад

I didn't realize little Bea was still so small!

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Yeah she's tiny. She just ate two Hopper mice for the first time tonight.

@otomelife 4 месяца назад

Hey Bob! Love your vids as always

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

That's always a tricky thing to figure out, just keep an eye on her girth

@ChrisCapoccia 4 месяца назад

this panic about snakes not eating is like going over to my aunts' for some celebration… someone might go hungry or someone might not like something, so we need 3 types of vegetables, 3 types of meat, 3 types of pasta, 3 types of desert and overall enough food for 10 people they didn't invite :D if your plate is empty it's because you need more food :D

@dd-jf1lh 4 месяца назад

This video came up at the perfect time for me. My normal girl is 6ish yrs old 5'3" and has been eating pretty much every 2 weeks for the last 18mos prior to the last 6mos anyway. She hasn't lost bearly any weight, she's still active. I know I shouldn't worry much but I can't help myself. At first I tried to feed every week but she didn't even bother to look at it. 2 weeks ago she came out of her hide came up to it then just backed away. I'm hoping that's a good sign she's got a rumbly in her tumbly and will eat this week.

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Once you get her eating again, feeding her a good size meal once every 3 to 4 weeks would probably be a good schedule at that size.

@dd-jf1lh 4 месяца назад

@@GreenRoomPythons awesome, thanks for the reply. I was going off the previous owners recommendation. Large rat every 2 weeks. I did notice after more research and watching your vids that she was a lil chunky, not obese but a just thick lol. Thanks again and your vids have definitely helped A LOT.

@emmeRVT 4 месяца назад

Surprisingly, I never stressed about feeding my snake! She goes on and off food, I'm 10000% confident in my husbandry. She never loses weight, never even fluctuates, regular bowel movements in accordance with her feedings when it does happen. Proper sheds. She will skip a month, 2 months. During the winter she won't eat until the new Spring. Some months she won't even miss a beat. Others, she prefers I leave the food overnight and will eat it when she gets to it. haha

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

It's great when you know your snake so well that you understand their patterns

@Yanks63 4 месяца назад

Great video. I have a 21/2 year old Bel who is a spotty eater. She’ll go 3- 6 weeks eating like a champ then nothing for several weeks. My question is will this prevent them from reaching their growth potential or will they eventually catch up over time?

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

No she'll grow to full size on a schedule like that. If you're offering every week, you might want to feed every other week, and she may level out

@bayleighpage3147 4 месяца назад

i hope you're proud of yourself. You had my bf actually convinced that you and kent were actually two different people, he actually thought u had an ophidiophobic twin brother named kent whos mom made him work for you in your "snake infested" youtube studio 😭😭😭

@samuelle6788 4 месяца назад

I have a question... My husband brought home a female ball python from a job and so she's a rescue. I like snakes but I didn't know anything about caring about them...anyways I watched and did a LOT of research, in the 6 weeks I've had her I've, cleaned, sterilized and gave her all fresh coco bedding and moss. She was in a very dry and smelly situation and was half shedded. I gave her a bath in dawn. I have added new lighting, moisture, belly heat a second hide, enrichment plants and vines, upgraded her heat lights, I keep her tank moist and she has went through a shed and eats every week a large mouse ( she won't take a rat yet) ...uhh sorry the question. She was docile I could pick her up anytime when I got her ....and I have upgraded her life for the better I hope.. but now she is more angry and is snapping at my hand and even hissed at me one day. Shouldn't she be more chill now that she's healthier I'm not going to say happy because I know that's not an emotion of snakes. Sorry for the long winded comment.

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

She's probably healthy enough to act like a snake at this point. Now it's just about socializing her, and I have some videos about that which should help. Sounds like you did a good job rescuing her

@samuelle6788 4 месяца назад

@GreenRoomPythons I thought I had upset her by doing too much in a short span of time. Thank you

@jessam4875 4 месяца назад

Off topic but I have an Eastern Stimson’s Python hatchling. She’s comfortable and confident, eating and shedding well. But I can not bring myself to handle her beyond what is absolutely necessary (all up I’ve had her in my hands a total of maybe 5 minutes in a month). I’m not scared of the bite hurting, it’s the jump scare factor. I’ve watched a million of your videos and spent hours upon hours on forums so I know what I should be doing. Someone please tell me you had the same problem and you got over it! She’s such a beautiful little girl

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

If you use some socialization techniques to get the snake used to you before trying to handle it, you will eventually be able to pick your snake up without it striking defensively. That way, you don't have to worry about the jump scare ;-)

@jessam4875 4 месяца назад

@@GreenRoomPythons she’s never struck at me or even gotten into striking pose when I change her water or spot clean. I think I’m scared she’ll think my fingers are food. That’s why I’m apprehensive about some of the techniques like putting my hand in her enclosure to tongue flick and smell me.

@Mr_Mcfeely 4 месяца назад

My girl is a once a month eater. Had her since 2018 and tried to feed her every 10-14 days, over the years she's shown me quite clearly she's satisfied with one big rat about every three weeks so that's what we do 🤷

@kimt80 4 месяца назад

As much as i loved the handmade scroll for the Patreon members, I totally understand that its too much!! But hey thats a great thing, right? :D

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Yes, I love that growing community!

@bnutz3k 4 месяца назад

For anyone interested in hognoses, they will *usually* go off food now and then while in the first couple years, males more frequently, in my personal experience. I had one male go five months, which was freaky. He's been eating fairly regularly for about ten months since. My general rule is that if they were eating regularly under specific enclosure conditions, they will eat again under those same conditions, so don't go nuts switching enclosures and temps a whole bunch to get them to start eating. Probably won't work. Scenting can work with varying results. :D

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Hognose are fun little snakes!

@bnutz3k 4 месяца назад

@@GreenRoomPythons They are an adventure! But not remotely difficult to keep, imho. Silly sneks.

@Ghostchickie 4 месяца назад

My KSB baby snake was stressful when I first got him, would not eat for me. He’s a good eater now thankfully.

@GrangeFarmAntics 4 месяца назад

I have two , one female and one male. The female is about a year old now and the male is about 8/9 months, both have been amazing eaters so far. The only time they’ve refused food is during shed and tbf the male eats during shed as well. I am fully expecting hunger strikes as they get older but we’ll deal with that when we get to it 🤣

@L48R0D3N7 4 месяца назад

Hi! New viewer here, love your channel! We are getting back into reptiles after a 16 year hiatus ( cornsakes previously). We took in a 4 year old ball python. (COVID baby, we have 4 of those now) Previous keeper fed him mice only because she couldn’t deal with rats. He is approximately 4’ and 1100 grams. We have him eating small rats every 10 days now, and will be bumping that up soon. My question is will he grow any more, or is this as big as he will get? I understand he will probably thicken up because he does look thin. Oh. She also stopped feeding him over the winter.

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Snakes grow their entire lives, but 1100g is a pretty good size for a male. He will get larger than that, though, especially if you’re planning to bump his food up. I don't feed any of my males anything larger than one small rat every 14 days, which is a good schedule for an adult male.

@L48R0D3N7 4 месяца назад

@@GreenRoomPythons I have another male that is 2000 grams. The snake in question does look thin. I didn’t know they grow their whole lives. Thanks for the reply! Also thanks to Future Bob and Kent for the great content! And of course you.

@tyler7869 4 месяца назад

Any reason you dont have a rainbow boa? You've shown some at the reptile expo. I think you would enjoy him/her!

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

I love rainbow boas and many other snakes. I just don't have all the room to keep every snake :-)

@Brandyalla 4 месяца назад

My childrens python is 8 months old and still on pinkies. This is because I ordered too many before she arrived (I'm a new keeper and used to feeding mammals, how was I really supposed to know how little a snake eats?), and also because she only eats half the time. So I offer her two at a time, and what she doesn't eat goes to my dog. I still find it stressful, and the time she went two full months refusing every time wasn't fun, but what else can I do but roll with it? It is funny how when a snake refuses food it's mostly just disappointing, and when a dog does so it's an emergency

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

If your snake is big enough to move to larger mice, the fur on fuzzy mice or hoppers will help to trigger their feed response

@Brandyalla 4 месяца назад

The last time I weighed her, in early March, she was about 30 grams. The pinkies I have are 2 to 3 grams each, so I thought weight-wise it was all right, and her body condition is fine. I have 20 or so pinkies left and the alternative would be to dump them all into my dog's bowl, and I don't know how I feel about that. I also have the "this thing is way too big for my little snake to get down" visceral reaction you mentioned when I look at the fuzzies I have

@suran396 4 месяца назад

@@Brandyallaare they rat pinkies? I got "large pinkie mice" from Layne's Labs and they were 1.5 grams, roughly. Small fuzzie-size was around 2.5.

@Brandyalla 4 месяца назад

@@suran396 Mouse pinkies, from Big Cheese. Is my scale off?

@suran396 4 месяца назад

@@Brandyalla maybe. And maybe their pinkies are large-almost-fuzzies.

@matthewtracy8744 4 месяца назад

I have one that was a great eater for the first year. Now shes a really spotty eater. No longer than 3 months without, but i cant seem to figure out what is wrong. Ive tried adjusting temps, humidity, and lighting. She acts normal when the lights are out. I just keep monitoring and hoping i figure it out.

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

I've seen that fairly often, when a snake eats really well when they're young and slows down quite a bit once they get some size on them

@Valheru808 4 месяца назад

Mine is nearly three, and just recently decided to mess with me by refusing food. They love to screw with us

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Yeah, it becomes more common with ball pythons as they age

@Valheru808 4 месяца назад

@@GreenRoomPythons at least the crows near me profit from it

@thesnowroach 4 месяца назад

On the subject of food, can maintenance feeding for 2 years and delayed growth in a snake impact its personality and confidence? I don't know if this is a stupid question, by the time I bought my male Corn he was already 2yo and very tiny, now he's 3yo he's grown a lot, but only weighs the same as my 2yo female (219g) I feel like he lacks confidence with food, though he's only refused one meal before. But handling wise a year later and he's no better at relaxing. Is that a thing?

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

It's probably lying not because of maintenance feeding specifically. But in general, a breeder who is maintenance feeding a snake for two years probably has a large collection and doesn't have the time to put into socialization. So it may take the snake a bit longer to gain confidence in their new environment

@christhomas472 4 месяца назад

I have 2 BPs both roughly 500-600g and feed them both a small rat every 2 weeks. So far I have had no issues with either of them eating, but I am sure it will eventually happen. I haven't really worried about it because I did research for months before getting my first. If they go 6 or 7 months then I may take them to a vet along with keep up with weight. For now though I have been lucky.

@christhomas472 4 месяца назад

Also great video as always Bob. It is good to see little Bea is still fighting

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Most ball pythons won't go on a long food strike, but it happens occasionally :-)

@johnschlesinger2009 4 месяца назад

You didn't mention something important: the breeding season. My female Brazilian rainbow boa never refused a meal until she reached sexual maturity. Since that time, she stops feeding every year for three months. During this time, she is generally out of her hide in the daytime, whereas for the rest of the year she is almost always in one of her hides during the day. She had her first feed after her three months off a week ago. My male jungle carpet python refuses food for a few weeks as well.

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

That's something that happens occasionally with individual snakes, but most will eat all year round if they're not actively breeding.

@letsplayasmr9382 4 месяца назад

I have a beautiful ghi mojave that was sold to me as my first ever snake back in January and was told she was on live large rats. This snake was no bigger than 700 grams. I was so inexperienced that I thought this was normal and tried to do right by her by feeding live even though it hurt my heart after about 7 refusals of f/t (all in the span of about a month, I know😅) and she finally struck and ate a small live rat because that was all I could find. Well I was so happy that she ate after a month of having her that for her next meal I went out and got her a medium live rat! Well this rat was absolutely never going to be taken down by her, looking back it seems so ridiculous and obvious. She tried to strike it a few times, and then he ended up getting a bite in on her neck and nose along with a few scratches. I panicked, brought her to vet while my husband tried looking for somewhere to rehome this rat that we had now made an emotional apology and pieces of cheese to for being bit over and over and having to just grin and bear it. The bites were superficial and she had no signs of an RI or any other sickness, body health was amazing besides some damaged scales. I got an earful from the vet about live feeding and later went on to learn that no average ball python needs to be eating even medium rats, let alone a 700g eating LARGE RATS! I have tried so many things to get her to eat since then, we have upgraded her cage, added so many hiding spots, her husbandry is perfect, we have her on eco earth and she is bioactive with her own little plant garden. I love her to pieces but in this entire 6 month span, even with the one small rat, she has not shed ONE single time despite those injuries. Has not gone into blue, has not turned pink even! She also turns her nose up at every single meal but I am never going to feed live again, I feel like it traumatized her. We have scented the cage, warmed it to specific temps, tried letting it defrost and warm up on her cage, tried mice, chicks, we even drove about 120 miles to buy some fresh killed african soft furs and she still just will not eat. Any advice besides changing her tank up again? I have thought about taking everything out and giving the coco a good sifting and washing everything down to rearrange the layout but completely taking it apart isnt super ideal since its bioactive. I also have been desperately waiting for that shed to try to do that to encourage her to eat but! I am at a loss, I have not seen other people talking about their BPs not shedding for this long. I now have over 10 BPs of varying ages and they all have eaten for me, but my OG girl Astaria just will not 😢

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Snakes shed when they're growing. If your snake is not eating, it's not growing, so I wouldn't expect her to shed. You're right about not feeding that snake a medium rat. Small is just fine for a 700g snake, and if she's used to eating live meals, that's what you need to feed her for at least her first few successful meals. She moved into a new environment and then had a traumatic feeding experience but it's been long enough that if you offer her a live small rat or maybe even a live jumbo mouse, that should get her eating again. Once she's taken two or three live meals in a row, you can start the process of trying to switch her to frozen thawed, but you have to get her eating first. At this point, your snake is not recognizing what you're offering her as food, so you need to give her what she was used to eating before.

@letsplayasmr9382 4 месяца назад

@@GreenRoomPythons Thank you so much for the advice! I was scared so bad by the vet that I thought I would be doing more harm than good by attempting live again. I will give that a try!

@letsplayasmr9382 4 месяца назад

@@GreenRoomPythons We went and got her a new feeder small rat today and I’m watching her finish it up right now. Thank you so much for the fast and effective advise, long time lover of your channel and videos :)

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

@@letsplayasmr9382 that's great, I'm glad you got her eating!

@marypierce529 4 месяца назад

What do you do if your BP is so picky about what she eats and her enclosures. Could I be dealing with an allergy with my snake?

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

I wouldn't assume a snake has allergies. It's probably just a snake being picky. A few of those videos that I linked In this video will help give you some ideas

@marypierce529 4 месяца назад

I will definitely watch those videos! And yes she is very picky snake I rescued from a friend who couldn’t keep her anymore.

@fireinateacup89 4 месяца назад

Pretty sure my male adult BP stopped eating because I had him in the same room with my female. I had never heard that males might stop eating for months on end if there's a female they're hoping to breed with nearby, but after a few days in a new room, he's finally eating again! Am I on to something here? Seems like important info to share! He was getting really skinny and might have starved himself.... 🙁

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

That's a myth that some people will mention, but most keepers with multiple snakes keep them in the same room with no problem. However, it is very common for a snake to start eating if their entire enclosure changes or if their enclosure moves to another room. A big change like that can often trigger a feed response. It also can do the opposite if the snake doesn't like it, but it sounds like it worked well in your case.

@Suit_and_tie_reptile_guy 4 месяца назад

Hey Bob you should get a colubrid

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

I love colubrids!

@marcelpraha6421 4 месяца назад

My 9 month old ball python doesn't eat. I got him a month ago and he never ate frozen before.. I tried it once or tvice a week. She has got many hides in a bioaktiv terrarium. Temperature and humidity are ok and I don't handle to not stress her.. But nothing.. Is, live feeding my only option?

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

You definitely want to feed your snake live for the first few feedings. I normally tell people not to offer frozen thawed if the snake is not used to it for the first meal or two. Get your snake eating with live and then try to switch them over once they're established

@marcelpraha6421 4 месяца назад

@@GreenRoomPythons ok I will try it, thank you. I have to ask a maybe dump question, but do you have Any advice, how to deal with it, when someone is uncomfortable with live feeding.. All my snakes are eating frozen from begin on.. And yes I know, it is my responsibility but it's not easy to do.

@JulianJareth 2 месяца назад

I just fed my ball python for the first time I just was wondering if I should leave heat on at night so she can digest or should I leave all heat off so it can be a “natural” cool down period…temperature drop is 75°

@GreenRoomPythons 2 месяца назад

Ball pythons do not need a temperature drop and they definitely need heat of close to 90° to digest. In africa, their temperature stays steady pretty much 24 hours a day in those burrows

@matthijsdocter3936 4 месяца назад

Hi there. So I've had my first ball python for 10 months now. I bought her when she was a baby. The breeder said she ate before. Up until now she is not feeding on her own. I've done regular health checks. She was weighing in fine. Left food over night, let her go without food for 3 to 4 weeks, tried different food, etc. I do try to assist feed her every week. If she doesn't eat, I let it rest and wait another week. She is long and thin like the snake in your video with the mouth problem but doesn't lose wait. She is 100gram now. Do you have any ideas on what I can do/try next? Kind regards of a huge fan

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

I'm guessing she never ate with the breeder either? That snake really should have never been sold to you. Any good breeder only sells snakes that are well started. Its hard to tell whether a snake with a mouth deformity will ever eat on their own or not. I would try a live Hopper Mouse though, just to see what the reaction to it is.

@matthijsdocter3936 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much for your response. Yeah she was sold way too young to us(we know now) . She does show interest in the dead mouse I put in her cage but never attacks it. Just goes back in her hide after 2/3min. We tried live mice too but she didn't take it... She looks like a happy snake that just don't know how to eat in her own for some reason...

@BallPythonPassion 4 месяца назад

I alternate my bigger snakes. One week I'll do for example a small rat and then the next week I'll do a rat pup. I'm in no hurry to get them to breeding size and plus I don't want the obese either

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

That's a good way to do it, changing up the sizes like that

@seanbennett7916 4 месяца назад

Just curious you you or Amy know any emerald tree rescue i like challenging pets and do very good. Id rather rescue one if i can give it a good home. Im in wi, and it frustrates me how difficult it is to adopt or they dont care for it and want to make money, im ok with good breeders but lots sell them to anyone and they tire of them or cant take care of them.

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Since emeralds are fairly expensive, they don't usually end up in rescues. People usually hang on to them

@seanbennett7916 4 месяца назад

@@GreenRoomPythons yeah, i guess im frustrated with the whole process. From being told i can only see there adoptions if i become patron, to just not getting a reply to like Arizona and the state trying to home gopher tortoises, but only in state. I'd adopt one and yes, i dont live there but i can give it a good long life still, but i cant and they seem desperate to find homes.

@yrugae 4 месяца назад

my ball python refuses to eat proper sized rats, she only wants way to small mice :( her weight is fine, but she surely doesn't get all the nutrients she needs. mostly i try to offer him like 2-3 mice at one time but he always just eats one. The longest time he hasn't eaten was 7 months. funny thing, before he took the long break he ate EVERYTHING I offered him.

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

That happens with ball pythons occasionally. Sometimes they just decide that they're not going to eat rats anymore. Just make sure you're finding the biggest jumbo mice you can get :-)

@yrugae 4 месяца назад

@@GreenRoomPythons yes I always buy the fattest mice possible 😅

@Areptilefan 4 месяца назад

My worries are the bite

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

A long set of forceps will help with that :-)

@Areptilefan 4 месяца назад

Yeah

@patrickslomian7423 4 месяца назад

Hey everyone ! I've recently bought an camera that has night vision and I've placed the camera next to my snakes enclosure. Then I noticed that the snake was always scared when I turned the camera on him(night time), after that I've started to google if a snake can see IR light - and they can ! So basically if your camera is on 24/7 then the snake has no light break. Just for your info, maybe someone was curious or had similar problems, but I cant recall if Bob mentioned that in his videos. Good luck to you all guys !

@Nyxspiritspaniel 4 месяца назад

Who’s first snake in the video?

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

That's a baby from the most recent clutch that hatched here

@snakemannn1744 4 месяца назад

100

@SethMyers-n5h 4 месяца назад

Okay but my snake IS starving himself even tho he's not sick.... my baby (8ish+ months and his spine is showing im scared asf)

@SethMyers-n5h 4 месяца назад

Helps please

@suran396 4 месяца назад

Have you changed enclosure, try changing food, tried scenting? Tried live food?

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Get your snake to a vet if you think there's a problem, but also watch my other feeding videos because there are lots of tips on how to get a snake back on food

@AmberJoseph-c3i 4 месяца назад

In the 5th guy to comment!

@DjiFly-m8z 4 месяца назад

Just fed a couple of ours today! I even picked up Monty (Black Eyed Lucy) and he took the mouse no problem while in my hand. I know this is not good practice... don't hate on me! Never done it before, and probably wont again! He's just suck a sweet boy 🥲

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Most well socialized snakes would eat while being held I think - probably the biggest risk is the handler accidentally getting bit :-)

@suran396 4 месяца назад

We haven't tried it, but I am certain our MBK would eat while we held him. When he scents his meal, he comes straight for us because he knows we've got it. We have a top opening enclosure and he climbs everything to get to the top. Also, if he's hungry, even if we don't have food, he does the same thing when we walk past him.