Need a little bit of advice

[kyle1]

Thanks for the advice, I bought 2 today so I'll weigh them up. When should I try feeding again? It ate Tuesday night.

[Kaorte]

Thanks for the advice, I bought 2 today so I'll weigh them up. When should I try feeding again? It ate Tuesday night.

Just wait until the next scheduled feeding day, 5 or 7 days from tuesday.

[kyle1]

It's not eating, I tried it on a rat on Sunday and a mouse today and it's really not interested.

[Ham]

Do not pop him on your own, you could really hurt him if you dont know what your doing, I would not risk it, you can have an exotic vet sex him for you for 15 bucks, thats how much mine charged me.

[stevepoppers]

I would feed him in as similar a manner as the previous owner. You may have to wait him out if you're switching prey.

[llovelace]

You said you have been handling him daily, he may be stressed out, leave him alone for about a week, no handling except to clean something messy, then offer the appropriate sized prey item, see if that works.

[tonyaltn]

You said you have been handling him daily, he may be stressed out, leave him alone for about a week, no handling except to clean something messy, then offer the appropriate sized prey item, see if that works.

I agree, I have one that really seems to enjoy being held for a while but I limit the "hands on" to once or twice a week. He is also not much fun to feed, what I have to do is put the f/t rat in the enclosure, turn out his light and hang a towel over the viewing side of the tank. He wont take it from tongs, or if I am watching...yeah, I cant even watch! But as soon as the lights go out and the towel is up, that rat is gone, I have a shy Python, lol.
It takes the fun out of the "feeding response" I was wanting to see, but as long as he is happy I do what I have to do because I know how picky they can be to begin with.
And feeding in the enclosure is fine, just make sure you wash your hands after messing with the rats / mice before putting your hands back in there, if you smell like food he may try to take a nibble, lol.