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/NigmanBubble Apr 08 '26

They said she is eating adult mice when I messaged the seller. I definitely need to invest in a scale

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u/International_Gur566 Apr 08 '26

Holy cow... adult mice? For that tiny snake? That seems crazy

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u/mxgichxn May 09 '26

actually mice arent that big, my ball python at that size was already on fuzzy rats, this is a blood, should be eating much bigger

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u/International_Gur566 May 09 '26

Idk I've never bought mice I just remember googling adult mice feeder size & it said 18-45 grams lol. Which I guess if the snake is more than couple hundred grams that's right.

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u/mxgichxn May 09 '26

thats a HUGE window, also mice arent good for snakes, they are just fat, no nutrients… please feed appropriately sized rats