Off feed for 9 months

[Maddumpling]

My ball python has been off feed for 9 months and she has lost 200g. she is now 1724g. I have tried everything from scenting the rats with asf to live rats. Is the period off feed normal and the weight loss normal?

[Kaorte]

That is about how much my pastel lost during her 9 month fast. Scenting with ASFs was enough to break her fast. You could try a 30 minute car ride? I'm tempted to try this with my spider female.

[hypersomniacjoo]

try mice. my lesser male went off feed for winter + 2 months....so about 5 months total, and lost 300+gs until i bought him a hamster to eat cuz I didn't know where to get asfs. from 900 to 600gs 1724 is nothing to be worried about. only 200gs after 9 months is not bad, IMO.

[Maddumpling]

That is about how much my pastel lost during her 9 month fast. Scenting with ASFs was enough to break her fast. You could try a 30 minute car ride? I'm tempted to try this with my spider female.

why the 30 minute car ride? I have tried scenting rats with asfs but it hasnt worked. what does a 30 minute car ride do to a ball python?

[Kaorte]

why the 30 minute car ride? I have tried scenting rats with asfs but it hasnt worked. what does a 30 minute car ride do to a ball python?

Apparently the change in pressure from being in the car flips some switch. I really have no idea how it works but I know people have had it work for them. Worth a try i suppose!