Ball Python Supa Strike!

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Cohazard

Cohazard

Arapaima
MFK Member
Jul 13, 2005
8,985
2,047
203
Fed my baby ball today and he was HUNGRY, he hit that little mouse with intensity, practically flew at it:

[YT]<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HS67L3Ebfcc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HS67L3Ebfcc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/YT]
 
Lol, I wouldn't feed live mice that way on your carpet. They'll defecate as they literally get the **** squeezed out of them, as well as urinate. Also, if the snake ever escapes, it might see anything warm on the carpet as food and won't hesitate to strike when hungry. I'd feed the snake in a box or separate feeding tank.
 
Yeah I'm getting a sterilite tub to feed him in haha didn't even think about the risk of mouse turds being squeezed out, part of the learning process I guess.

I like the way he slid on the carpet when he striked though haha, I don't think they can do that in tubs.

Good lookin out FOF :)
 
I used to breed Ball pythons, albinos and pastels, and had over 50 at one point in freedom-breeder-racks.

I wouldn't worry about the mouse poop, its the stinky popcorn smelling urine that always comes out after the mouse gets hit. If that gets on your carpet, your whole house is going to stink like a mouse cage :)

PS Try to get that snake on rats, these ball pythons seem to take a liking to mice, the younger you start them on rats the better.

Will get much larger, on rats, looking at the video and size of the snake, and if you are going to use LIVE rats at first, use only hopper rats, ones that have full hair, but JUST have opened there eyes, and still wobble when they walk.

Anything larger will be very dangerous, once that snake starts hitting live hopper-rats, you can move on to larger rats FRESHLY KILLED off tongs, again never anything larger ALIVE, those live large rats can inflict serious damage, esp on docile ball-pythons.

Goodluck with the snake, sorry for the winded response, I just always loved snakes and ball-pythons were really my thing about 6-years ago.
 
Thank you Damon, I appreciate the extra input. Starting out it's nice to read multiple opinions/experiences, so that I can put together what would be best for my animals.

A long term goal I have is to buy two lesser platty's and produce blue eye leucistics :)
 
Mobatic;2118070; said:
haha that was a crazy strike by ur snake.
Click to expand...

haha yeah the carpet made him slide like half a foot haha
 
They are expensive so I see them as an investment. :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
MonsterFishKeepers.com
Top Bottom