people with 10 or more Ball Pythons???

[greghall]

wondering how many peoples BP,s go off feed in the winter.I have ten & can only get 6 to feed every week 2 others have been off for 6 weeks & refused the again this week.Im not worried about it because I know they do this but is this common in larger collections.temps are up & stable everything is perfect(I hope).

[JKExotics]

I NEVER go off feed, breeding season or not they are offered a meal weekly if they eat they eat if not then they don't but I never take any animal off feed. Just keep offering.

[Shadera]

The only ones off feed are the ones breeding. Seems to be only the females though, the males are still feeding. Everyone else feeds fairly regularly for me, it's just a matter of knowing what they'll eat. I don't drop my temps, so I'm not sure if maybe that has something to do with it.

[Jerhart]

wondering how many peoples BP,s go off feed in the winter.I have ten & can only get 6 to feed every week 2 others have been off for 6 weeks & refused the again this week.Im not worried about it because I know they do this but is this common in larger collections.temps are up & stable everything is perfect(I hope).

What do you want answered...you already know this isn't uncommon for balls.


I have a few who have been off-feed for a while, and they are the same ones who tend to go off this time every year...hopes this helps!!

...it's good not to be worried....worry is the misuse of the imagination.

[Jerhart]

I NEVER go off feed, breeding season or not they are offered a meal weekly if they eat they eat if not then they don't but I never take any animal off feed. Just keep offering.

...I dont think the OP took the BP's off feed....I think the BP's went off themselves by refusing meals if I understand correctly...which is common.

[MarkS]

I feed all of mine at the same time, some eat and some don't. The only time I worry is if they're also losing a lot of weight. A good quality digital scale can be a ball python owners best friend.

[JAMills]

I currently have around 30 I would have to count again. My breeding females yes some but not all are off feed. I have a couple that will eat no matter what all the way up to almost egg layin' time.
I do drop temps but not drastically.
Out of the non breeders I do have a couple that have gone off feed or atleast got really picky about eating.

[LadyOhh]

No feeding break...

Everyone gets offered each time. Some take, some don't...

[Muze]

Out of the 17 in my collection, only three are off feed. 1 breeding female, and 2 breeding males. But none are losing weight. I have 7 other females breeding, and 3 other breeding males and those are all feeding more than ever.

[kc261]

What do you want answered...you already know this isn't uncommon for balls.

I think the purpose of the question had more to do with how common was it for 40% of your snakes to go off feed. Yes, it is common, but that seems like a high percentage to me.

I have 17 BPs, and other than a few that had problems adjusting to their new surroundings when I first got them, I've never had a snake refuse 2 feedings in a row. Most of mine are '08 hatchlings, so I would expect them to eat more regularly while they are still growing lots, but 40% of an entire collection still seems high to me.