Change in appetite

1. How long have you had your ball python?
1.5 yrs

2. How old (or how big) is your snake?
1240 grams


3. Does it eat on a regular schedule?
yes once a week


4. How long since its last meal?
2 weeks feb 27


5. What type/size prey is being offered?
rat 95-100 grams f/t


6. How often do you offer food?
once a week


7. What type and size of enclosure does it live in?
30 gal breeder 3 sides blacked out


8. What are you using as substrate? If it has depth, how deep is it?
aspen 1/2'' changed from coconut husk



9. What type of heating do you use?
belly heat pad



10. Do you use a thermostat to control temperatures?
yes



11. What do you use to measure/monitor temperatures?
digital thermometer



12. What are the surface and ambient temperatures in the enclosure?
ambient 79 hot side 90.5



13. What is the average humidity level?
50-55



14. How many and what type of hides does the snake have?
2 halfed logs cool and hot side



15. Is water readily available at all times?
yes


16. Does the snake live alone or does it share the enclosure with anything else?
alone


17. How often and for how long is the snake typically handled?

once a week 20 mins average

18. Does the snake have any medical history (old injuries or illnesses)?
none



19. Do you have any other reptiles? Have you brought in any new reptiles recently?
no


20. Is there anything specific or unique about your situation that we should be aware of?

Im about ready to feed tonight hope all goes well just wanted to know if it was normal or ok to only feed him/her ever 2 weeks or if I should keep trying once a week? thank you in advance :)

Keep trying once per week. If this lasts longer than a month you can try offering every other week.

2 weeks is nothing for a BP to go without food. An adult BP can go more than a year without eating so a few weeks is fine.

help my snake also is having poor reflexes and is a juvenile

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Originally Posted by zacharys

help my snake also is having poor reflexes and is a juvenile

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can you elaborate a little bit? Also, welcome to bp.net!

welll i got him/her a year ago she normaly eats fine on frozen small rats about a month ago she got injured and stopped eating she lives in a 78 gallon tank that i made she found a sccrew and cut herself on it she also has a lot of damaged scales idk y she also gets handled alot but she hant minded at all she stays active and friendly

Do you have a picture of the injury? Depending on the severity, she may need to see a vet.

In the meantime, I would set her up in a 32qt plastic tub with paper towels so you can keep a close eye on her and make sure she doesn't hurt herself again.

I would also reduce handling to a bare minimum until she is fully healed and eating again.

Ball pythons are not known to be great display snakes as they hide most of the day. When you tell me shes active, I think that she may be stressed.

What are your temperatures?
Humidity?
Do you have your heating pad/lamp on a thermostat or is it just directly plugged into the wall?

I'd suggest taking a picture for us to see how bad the wound is. And also double check your cage to make sure there is nothing more she could injure herself on.

For now; keep her in a Rubbermaid tub on paper towel.