Feeding Troubles.. Getting Worried..

[jrysmile]

Hi everyone! Firstly, it's nice to meet you all I know there are so many feeding problem threads out there already but I was just starting to get really worried about my 2 snakes that I picked up in late August of this year.

Late August, I picked up a breeding pair of a pastel 100% ghost female and Humble Bee male, and they have just not been eating at all. I've tried so many times but neither of them seems to be interested in their food live or f/t. I've asked the reputable breeder if the snakes take f/t, (which I usually feed to all my snakes) and he said yes, however they just seem disinterested and sometimes even scared?

What I'm really worried about is that the bee shed in pieces recently with many solid chunks still stuck to his skin. PLUS the pastel female has developed a bad case of mites, which I am planning to cure with provent-a-mite. I'm starting to worry about their health

Is there anything else I can try to get them feeding again? Is it normal for BP's to not eat for 2 months at a time? Can I still breed them this season? What should I do if they continue to not eat...

Sorry about all these questions... I'm a super ball python noob

Thanks so much

[Michelle1221]

Ok let's start with the basics....

What is your setup like? Size? Hides?
Temps hot and cool side?
How is the setup heated?

Humidity?

What are their weights? What size prey are you offering?

I'm kinda new to bp's too but answers to those questions will help the more experienced bp owners to give you the help you need.

[snakesRkewl]

I hope your not worried about breeding when you have these other issues.

Snakes shedding like that means the humidity in whatever they live in is not good enough for them to shed properly.

Mites are easy to treat if you just buy the product and do it.

Those two things need to be fixed before you can worry about them eating because snakes with mites love to go off feed.

I wouldn't bother even thinking about breeding if you haven't got the husbandry down.