baby black blood python wont eat

its really getting me sad that my baby black blood python ive had for a hasnt eattin anything in the past 2 weeks the first 2 weeks he was a good eatter now he wont eat live or frozen does anyone know how to fix this problem

How many times have you tried to feed it in the last 2 weeks. If you are offering food to often you may be stressing it out. Are you handling it a lot? That can also stress it out making it not eat. Have you checked all your enclosures vital info to make sure that it is where it is suppose to be (Temp,Humidity, size of enclosure, ect.). The more information that you provide the better the info you will get back.

once every week i hold him twice a day he is 18 inches in a 3 foot cage its 85 degrees and 65 humidity one large hide a med size water bowl and decor

The cage is pretty big. I keep my bloods in 15 qt tubs at that size. If there is enough decore though it should be ok. Try leaving it alone for a few days before feeding. It may help him to relax and be less stressed. 2 weeks without eating is really no big deal though...

I would definitely add in another hide and put him in smaller enclosure they like feeling safe. If you have a hotspot eliminate it and keep him between 80-82. What sort of substrate is he on? And is his water bowl big enough to soak in? All things that are important. Is he in shed they sometimes won't eat if in shed. Try feeding him at night too in his own enclosure.

Short tails can be a little tempermental as babies from what I've read. I would go along with the others and tell you to leave it alone for a few days, bloods usually have a very good feeding responce so he's most likely just really stressed. I personally wouldn't keep him in an enclosure that big, but that's just me, make sure you have good hiding spots and that most of the open space of the cage is cut up by foliage or something like that. He just needs some time to settle, maybe even cut back on how much you handle him a day. Even with my BPs I never held them for more than a couple minutes every few days and that was just to clean tubs.

Good luck!:gj:

How is he doing? I 3rd that its a big cage for a little baby. Might make him more feel secure switching it out for a small tub.

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