Ball python not eating.

Hello I got a bp about 2 months ago of some don't off craigslist she is just a normal since I got her she will not eat and she shed 2 or 3 weeks ago and still does not want to eat I have tried leaving the dead rat in a tub with her for an hour and still nothing I'm just worried its been along time and I know they can go a while with out eating but I'm wanting what you guys are thinking

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if you read a lot on here you will find thread on this very thing they sometimes don't eat but if your heat and temp is good then if you are know the weight and if it is losing weight or not then you may want to be concerned have you checked your temps and stuff and what was the owner feeding it before you like totally got it

Post your set up with your temps, humidity level etc. Do you have hides for her? She probably just isn't interested in eating. Like you even said they can go a while without eating so I wouldn't stress too much.

In most cases with new owners food refusal is often husbandry / stress related.

How big is she (weight?)

How big is your enclosure?

How tight are your hides?

What are your temps? What type of thermometer do you use (dial or digital?)

What bedding are you using?

What type of prey item was this snake eating prior to you acquiring it?

How often do you handle this snake?

What prey size have you been offering?

Do you feed her inside or outside her enclosure?

She has a hide and a understand heater under it she is in 35 gallon tank the temp is around 90 and for humidity I spray water in her tank 3 times a day the guy I got it from said she wants frozen medium I don't have a scale to weigh her her water bowl gets cleaned ever time I feed my two other snakes ( Columbian redtail and a bp) I got both bp from the same guy and the other little guy never refuses a meal

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Ball pythons are notorious for not eating... Do you know what the actual humidity is? Are the snakes housed seperate? I know we are asking a lot of questions, buy that's because there are ssoooo many reasons a ball python may not eat. Also so you know if she was eating f/t or live? Some animals will only eat live even if conditions are perfect.

She is in a separate tank I did have a pinstripe I had to watch in there with her but that was about a month ago I kill the rats before I try and feed her

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Originally Posted by Kyle Martin Hall

She has a hide and a understand heater under it she is in 35 gallon tank the temp is around 90 and for humidity I spray water in her tank 3 times a day the guy I got it from said she wants frozen medium I don't have a scale to weigh her her water bowl gets cleaned ever time I feed my two other snakes ( Columbian redtail and a bp) I got both bp from the same guy and the other little guy never refuses a meal

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Is 90*F the surface temp over the heater, or is it the ambient temp?

What kind of setup did her prior owner have for her? If she's been in a tub/rack setup all her life and now you have her in a tank, she's probably stressed.

She has always been in a tank the 90 ambient I have the lamp in the middle of the tank bowl big enough for her to get in if its to hot but I don't have to worry about that my house is always cool in the summers

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Originally Posted by Kyle Martin Hall

She has always been in a tank the 90 ambient I have the lamp in the middle of the tank bowl big enough for her to get in if its to hot but I don't have to worry about that my house is always cool in the summers

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She needs a gradient, 78-80*F cool and 90*F hot.