Snake stopped eating, temp fine, never missed a meal

[face_p0lluti0n]

Heya, I've got a BP that I've had for two and a half years and she's been the healthiest and best behaved of my whole collection. She been eating frozen/thawed mice for over a year with no hesitation or difficulty whatsoever...one time she was reluctant to eat because of an impending shed, but even that was cleared up within the day. Her heat is ideal, her humidity is slightly below what would be best, nothing has changed in her tank layout for months, and she acts otherwise normal - tongue flicks, moves around occasionally, and sticks her head out of her hide as though awaiting passing food like she always does when she gets hungry. She's even gone out of the hide a few times to explore - I assumed she was hungry, it was that time of the week. She's been drinking normally too. However, when it came to feeding time, she ignored the mouse in front of her as if it were just another boring part of the terrain. Tried heating mouse in plastic bag under warm water, jiggling mouse, no response. Tried different mice. No response. She's not shedding and she just pooped, so constipation and shedding related stress are out of the running, and she's not showing any of the symptoms of common BP illnesses - no stargazing, mucus, wheezing, lethargy, or weird movement/difficulty moving. She acts as if nothing at all is wrong, she even shows her normal hungry behavior...it is as though she does not "see" mice at all. I'm just a little worried, as she is one of the most eager feeders, but I've been worrying that the mice I've been giving her are slightly undersized and that she isn't gaining weight at a healthy rate...she's still under three years, so I imagine as a BP girl she's still got a whole lot of growing to do. I've got frozen rats on order but I worry about her weight so the sooner I can get her to eat, the better.

Thank you for your time and concern
(and she thanks you too!)

[iCandiBallPythons]

BP's will fast from time to time, It can be un-nerving for some people but, she will eat when shes ready.

[RichsBallPythons]

Its that time of year where good feeders will just stop when they are ready. I have a few that are stopping at 800-1200 and go for 1-3 months a year.

[face_p0lluti0n]

Thanks guys. I was just already worried that I wasn't quite feeding her enough and trying to figure that out. As in, how much to feed her. She kind of grew very quickly and I didn't quite realize how inadequate her food has been. So I'm kind of worried about her missing a long time or even a short time. Will she actually let herself starve if she's otherwise healthy? Should I be worried about this?