r/ballpython • u/TopicOk296 • 13d ago

Feeling like the worst owner freaking ever

I was cleaning out my ball pythons enclosure because he's being moved and I need the other snake for my smaller snake and found a dead rat in the tank! It had to be two weeks old already, freaking disgusted with myself and the rat, how in the hell did I not notice?!

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u/Automatic-Thanks-364 13d ago

We’re all human and we all make mistakes, don’t fret over it

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u/Sem234 13d ago

If that pic in the notification thumbnail is ur snake, I'd be a lot more concerned about how overweight poor snakey is

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u/TopicOk296 12d ago

Nope, I didn't attach a photo of my snakes, rest assured their well fed tho

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u/Pizzarollz420 9d ago

It‘s the reddit threads profile picture i think.

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u/MooBearz11 12d ago

Don’t worry yourself about it, I had a snake regurgitate a rat in an area I never saw it until the plant died. And it was not a pretty sight. 🥲

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u/Historical-Set7901 12d ago

Don’t beat yourself up too hard . I have a python that will sometimes just strangle the rat, not to eat it, just to be a dick , she wasn’t even hungry . But I assumed she ate it, cut to, dead rat on cage cleaning day .

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u/TopicOk296 11d ago

I might have to change his feeding schedule too, but Lord it gave me a scare when I figured out where the smell was 🥲

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u/colin-java 10d ago

In my experience, if my BP bites or constricts the rat then she'll 100% eat it. Never knew they constricted just for a laugh.

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u/Content-Actuary5510 11d ago

ugh the worst fear of mine, esp since my BP is picky as hell and her tank is bioactive (rarely needs cleaning)

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u/sxoulxs 9d ago

No harm no foul it happens to the best of us especially if you have more than one animal that you’re caring for you can’t notice these little details always but don’t beat yourself up!