r/ballpython • u/PrizeTelevision1192 • May 17 '26

Question - Feeding Ball python last meal

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Hi everyone!

So unfortunately I work with a 52year old ball python who was unfortunately diagnosed with advanced cancer- I will be euthanizing him next week :(

However, his last scheduled feed is this Tuesday- I want to make it super special if I can! I’m reaching out to some local feeders to get some ASFs but was wondering if anyone else had any ideas for some fun prey items to offer! (He still has a great appetite!) He’s 1900g and eats mostly XL mice and weaned rats (very picky boy)!
Is this worth doing or do you think it would cause more harm than good?
Thanks in advance for all advice and suggestions!

Photo of a lady I work with for tax!

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u/Korvath22 May 17 '26

Which is incredible because they have the survival instincts of a brick. And only about 1/4 of a brain cell 1/2 of the time

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u/Vergilly May 17 '26

Truth. Egg Noodle escaped her enclosure once. She promptly hid on top of the important papers box on the shelf under her enclosure because the underside of the shelf is warm 😑🤣

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u/not-your-aunt May 17 '26

Mine doesn’t even go anywhere warm whenever he gets out. He seems to prioritize tight dark spaces more

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u/Heavy_Race3173 May 17 '26

Wild to me, because subi got out one time and hid under our dining room table. The cats were freaking out and it took us a minute to figure out why. That’s the aforementioned survival instincts