off feed

I feed once a week she has turned down a few meals for 1 week and ate the next. she is now on week 3 she shows no intrest i know they go off feed she is not in shed cycle. when should i get concened she is not losing weight noticably i dont have a scale there is no idication of illness.

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Originally Posted by pascofishboy

I feed once a week she has turned down a few meals for 1 week and ate the next. she is now on week 3 she shows no intrest i know they go off feed she is not in shed cycle. when should i get concened she is not losing weight noticably i dont have a scale there is no idication of illness.

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I wouldn't worry, ball pythons go off feed regularly. My male pastel and female het axanthic haven't eaten in 6 weeks but its normal as it is breeding season. How old is she / weight? and when did you get her?

adult ball pythons CAN go off feed for an excess of 6 months, and I have even heard of them not feeding for almost a year. My females have gone off feed for 4 months once when it was breeding season. Just keep offering every week.

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Originally Posted by decensored

adult ball pythons CAN go off feed for an excess of 6 months, and I have even heard of them not feeding for almost a year. My females have gone off feed for 4 months once when it was breeding season. Just keep offering every week.

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Thanks she is 3 1/2 to 4 feet long ive had her a little over 1 year. not sure on weight.

yeah she's about that age where she might go off feed at this time of year. Continue to offer and don't worry if she doesn't eat for a couple of months. My girls start to visibly develop follicles, and during that time they eat like crazy, once they are developed they tend to not eat until the reabsorb them in and around January. If she isn't eating by february take her to the vet :).

Cheers.

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Originally Posted by pascofishboy

I feed once a week she has turned down a few meals for 1 week and ate the next. she is now on week 3 she shows no intrest i know they go off feed she is not in shed cycle. when should i get concened she is not losing weight noticably i dont have a scale there is no idication of illness.

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Some of my big girls have gone off feed for 11 months. With little problems just keep an eye on her weight and she'll eat when shes ready.

Thank yall. They say these a easy beginer snakes I also have a Brazilian Rainbow they say they are harder to care for. I call Bull Crap. The BRB is a dream