my 600 gram female stopped eating 2 months ago

[NathanV]

and i cant get her to eat, any ideas?

[Lolo76]

What kind of prey have you tried? It's not unusual for snakes (especially females) to stop eating this time of year, even if they're not of breeding size. My big girl Nerissa hasn't eaten in over 3 months now! Just keeping offering every week or two, and try different types of prey if you haven't already... f/t, live, mouse, rat, etc. As somebody told me about Nerissa, don't worry until she starts to look like a triangle.

[psycho]

Same here my girl stop eating in the beginning of December which is now 2 months ago & hasnt ate since but its normal usually bps go off feeding from November - April so I'm guessing she should resume feeding by that time... Just keep an eye on her weight & make sure she has clean fresh water... There Isn't really anything to do but wait 'til she feeds again

[NathanV]

cool thanks guys, i have heard of this fasting behavior but its the first time ive witnessed this, out of the 21 snakes i have, she is the first to do it for this long

[Shadera]

As long as she's got good body weight and you're sure it's not disease, just wait her out and keep trying at regular feeding times. It's frustrating I know, but they get through it. I've got several off feed right now, including one that's about 300 grams. >.<

[pliskin]

have you tried ASF rats?

a lot of posts I've been reading say that will get them back feeding again.

[j_h_smith]

have you tried ASF rats?

a lot of posts I've been reading say that will get them back feeding again.

No need to try that. Snakes eat when they're hungry, they don't eat out of boredom. There have been cases where Ball Pythons don't eat for more than a year. It happens some times. It is funny how some will stop for months and others will keep pounding their food without skipping a meal.

Jim Smith

[bman123]

my friends red tail hasnt ate in 5 months. She does it almost every year, he said it sux when she eats again cuz she pounds 2 rats at a time

[kc261]

In my experience, female BPs as small as 600g don't go off food for that long for reasons such as breeding season. Please double check your temps, look for possible sources of stress or insecurity. Think back, did anything change 2 months ago?

[NathanV]

nothing at all, she was eating very well then one day then she went off for two weeks, then she refused to take rats so i tried a mouse, she took them for 3 weeks, then took a rat and now 2 months off feed =[