What time of day do I feed my snake?

Whenever the snake is willing to eat! The ideal feeding time can vary from one keeper to the next, and for a number of reasons. Many people find that evening or night is the best time to feed a ball python, because that’s when they tend to be the most active.

What time of day should you feed your ball python?

Ball pythons are happy to eat frozen-thawed prey, but snakes that have previously eaten live prey may take some time to adjust to dead prey. Ball pythons are nocturnal, so the best time for feeding is in the evening or just after you have turned out the lights.

Do ball pythons eat at night?

Ball pythons are often very shy snakes, and they are nocturnal, so they do best if offered their prey item at night, in the dark. It is best to leave a ball python alone to eat and try not to disturb it at feeding time. Some ball pythons feed better in a small paper bag.

How often should ball pythons eat?

You don’t need to feed a ball python every day. Generally, smaller or younger ball pythons need to eat twice each week, while larger ones usually eat once every week or two. As they get older you feed them more at one time so they don’t need as many feedings.

Should I wake my snake to feed it?

I personally do not wake my snake up to eat a meal. I prescent the room for about half an hour and that usually gets him into feed mode. I feed live. Once he has gotten the scent I put the prey into his ensclosure and then he eats.

Can you overfeed a snake?

Overfeeding is very easy with some and you will soon see physical signs. It is better to control their intake and give them time to grow. It takes a lot longer to lose the weight/fat deposits than to gain it and the regurge that you mention is not good. Once a week, one correctly sized item is fine at 18 months.

How do I know if my ball python is hungry?

You can tell a snake is hungry when it exhibits specific behaviors such as: Prowling the front of the tank, being more active, focussing on you whenever you are near the enclosure, flicking its tongue more often, and hunting at a similar time each day or night.

Can I wake up my ball python?

Re: How To Wake Up a Snake? If they’re outside chilling on the bed or something and they appear asleep, I also just stroke them lightly down their mid-back a couple times and it’ll alert them. If they’re in their enclosure, they’re always under the hide anyway, so they wake up when I pick the hide out off of them.

Is it OK to wake a ball python?

Safely handling your snake Suddenly waking a sleeping snake can stress them out and won’t have a positive result for either of you.

Can I handle my ball python 24 hours after feeding?

As a rule of thumb, wait 24 to 72 hours after your snake has fed before holding him. However, if your snake still exhibits a large food bulge after three days — or if it has gotten bigger since the initial ingestion — refrain from handling him. Give him 48 more hours and re-evaluate his status.