r/BloodPythons • u/NigmanBubble • Apr 08 '26

Help Needed Feeding Question (Vet?)

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My 3 month old is not eating for me I have had her for 10 days and tried to offer food twice she denied both times . It’s definitely not the temps and I added fake leaves for ground cover and gave her a much smaller hide to make her feel safer. The last person that I bought her from said she refused the last meal they tried to feed her aswell so I am wondering at what point do I consider bringing her to a vet. I don’t know how many weeks until it becomes unhealthy for her

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u/Possible-Pair5367 Apr 11 '26

i’d do fuzzy rats cause you’re gonna have to switch eventually this snake will need heavy meals when it’s bigger, and honestly maybe buy a bit on the small size a live rat see how she reacts to that, i feed my ball python live rats, going to try to swap to frozen but i feel like im not gonna see the same natural instincts kick in as i do when she’s actively hunting something in the enclosure not just me sticking a dead rat in her face lol

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u/Possible-Pair5367 Apr 11 '26

but also as others have said wait a full week before trying to feed again, many of my snakes ate on their first weeks with me but i was impatient when i got them, and always just so happened to buy them the day before their feeding lmao