Hi everyone,

I have a female who hasn't eaten for me since since the beginning of August. I know that when ball pythons get around the 1,000 gram mark, they can go on a hunger strike that can last for a while, and at her last weighing (Oct. 5) she weighed 1100 grams. When she ate last, she weighed 1106 grams, so she's maintaining her weight well.

I was afraid the hunger strike was induced by her enclosure being too large, since it has happened before, so I moved her from a 41 qt rack to a 34 qt rack, and gave her a 2nd hide. None of this seems to have helped. When I offered her a f/t rat, she acts like she's interested, she's perched up on top of her hide but she never takes the rat, and if I leave it over night she never eats it.

Aside from dropping in something live, is there any other suggestions as to how to break her out of this hunger strike?

Thanks for any help!

Amanda