Help! BP Not eating ANYTHING

[Noggy93]

I realize that at this time of the year a ball python's feeding slows down a bit, but i'm worried about mine. My BP is a juvie and hasn't eaten since November. I've been a good owner, trying to get him to feed every week once I noticed that he skipped two feedings. But he's not eating ANYTHING. His tank is fine, correct humidity, temperature, and all that stuff. THere hasn't really been any stress or anything on him lately, he doesn't have any sort of noticable sickness or parasites, or anything like that. I've tried all sorts of feeding, pre killed thawed ones, fresh killed, live, prekilled with blood on them (which was really gross, but I heard that can get them to feed)

Can anyone help? My BP is getting slimmer and slimmer.

[Nate]

do you have an approximate age and weight? some ball pythons are just picky, and we can try and try, but they'll eat when they're ready to eat. Are you feeding rats or mice? try switching between the 2. If you can see lateral folds in the skin, then that is a bad sign of being underweight. if not, welcome to the wonderful world of picky bp's

[rabernet]

Have you considered switching him to a tub set-up? Something smaller and snugger? My Kashmire fasted from October to May last year. I finally gave in and switched him to a tub, and he began eating again after his acclimation period. He's not fasted at all this year. He might miss a week here and there, but he hasn't gone into a full blown fast this year.

[Nate]

Have you considered switching him to a tub set-up? Something smaller and snugger? My Kashmire fasted from October to May last year. I finally gave in and switched him to a tub, and he began eating again after his acclimation period. He's not fasted at all this year. He might miss a week here and there, but he hasn't gone into a full blown fast this year.

Yep a tub may work too. Sometimes it might just be a lack of feeling secure. Lots of options.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I realize that at this time of the year a ball python's feeding slows down a bit, but i'm worried about mine. My BP is a juvie and hasn't eaten since November. I've been a good owner, trying to get him to feed every week once I noticed that he skipped two feedings. But he's not eating ANYTHING. His tank is fine, correct humidity, temperature, and all that stuff. THere hasn't really been any stress or anything on him lately, he doesn't have any sort of noticable sickness or parasites, or anything like that. I've tried all sorts of feeding, pre killed thawed ones, fresh killed, live, prekilled with blood on them (which was really gross, but I heard that can get them to feed)

Can anyone help? My BP is getting slimmer and slimmer.

When you say everything is perfect can you elaborate, not that I doubt you but I have seen posts several times where people thought everything was fine but in fact there was an issue with their setup.

Just need a basic description to narrow it down, temps, humidity, size of your BP, size of his enclosure, type of thermometer used, type of hides used, size of prey offered and how often.

[joepythons]

When you say everything is perfect can you elaborate, not that I doubt you but I have seen posts several times where people thought everything was fine but in fact there was an issue with their setup.

Just need a basic description to narrow it down, temps, humidity, size of your BP, size of his enclosure, type of thermometer used, type of hides used, size of prey offered and how often.

You read my mind as i was going to ask

[Stewart_Reptiles]

You read my mind as i was going to ask

Beat you to it