Fasting

[alexrls]

monty hasnt eaten in seven weeks ive tried diff rat sizes and even have a mouse that im offering to him i off about 3 times a week so as not to stress him out. could it be that hes just not hungry? the longest he ever went before was three weeks but that was after eating an enourmous rat and the last feed i gave him was a pretty small one so whats the deal?

[Shelby]

first.. he's a ball python.. they do this.

second.. it's winter.

Only offer once a week.. not three times. That's a lot.. actually could stress him a bit.

Make sure all your temps humidity etc are all correct.

[Adam_Wysocki]

Temps - 82-84 one side, 92-94 on the other, 24 hours a day ... check the min/max on your digital thermostat to make sure temps aren't dropping at night when homes get cooler

Humidity - 50% - 60% ... home heating systems kick on in the winter and make rooms very DRY.

Light - light cycles can effect eating habits ... 14 hours on 10 off might get him back in the mood to eat.

-adam

[mr~python]

i cant help you at all but i can tell you that my snake is doing the exact same thing. for seven weeks he hasnt eaten. im going through the same thing so your not the only one. i hope that makes you feel better. good luck.

[Lobo_Reptiles]

Never fear. Hades did this when I first got him last year in the winter. As long as he isn't losing any significant weight and he doesn't look dehydrated he'll be fine. As Shelby said, only try feeding once a week. Mine kicked out of it after 2 1/2 months and didn't lose a bit of weight

[alexrls]

yeah hes definatly not looking thinner which is weird ya know? i guess hes slowed down his metabolism and just to clarify

*fix the lighting to 14 hours light ten hours off (ive got it at twelve and 12)

*check humdity cause of heating in the house

*and only offer once a week

Ps my temps r fine


PPS last year he didnt do this whats up with that?

[Adam_Wysocki]

PPS last year he didnt do this whats up with that?

Teenage angst.

-adam

[ddbjdealer]

Teenage angst.

So young, so angry!! Damn that Rap music!!

[alexrls]

for real?

edit: ps. is it ok to handle him? should i just leave him alone till he eats?

[Ironhead]

My Monty joe went off feed for 6 1/2 months last year and I couldnt see any weight loss. And as of today he has refused for the second week. This is about the exact time that he went off feed last year so I guess I better get use to it.

I still handle mine even though he is not eating, though less often, but am not sure if it hampers anything or not. I will let Adam answer that one.