Things You'll Need
- Colored mice
- Chicken broth
- Towel
Instructions
Purchase colored mice. Albino mice generally do not occur in the wild, so the snake may not recognize it as food. Pythons are much more likely to eat a colored mouse.
Dip the frozen mouse in chicken broth. Ball pythons find this smell more appealing than the smell of a non-scented mouse.
Put the frozen mouse in the snake's tank at night. Pythons are naturally nocturnal and are more likely to eat at night.
Place a towel over the tank. Ball pythons can be timid and may not eat if somebody watches them.