Snake not eating or pooing

Hi all my female ball hasn't eaten or pooped in 5 weeks, she was a regular feeder before, she sometimes shows interest and other times doesnt when I try to feed her, she has peed now and again but only a little bit. She seems healthy and doesn't looked backed up.
My friend said it may be due to the cold weather but all her temps and humidity are normal.

Should I worry?

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Pretty normal for a BP to do that. My BP has been on a feeding strike for a long time now. She has finally come out and started to appear hungry so Im hoping this is the week she starts putting them away again.

But,

Make sure the prey is warm enough. Also a live prey item can sometimes help encourage them to come out of a hunger strike. If you have another snake or something to do with a live item in case it is still refused helps. If you don't you will have to do something with it like dispatch it and freeze it for later which is not always a great idea for everybody.

That said five weeks is not really a long time when dealing with a snake not eating.

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Originally Posted by themorganator4

all her temps and humidity are normal.

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Even though the environment inside her enclosure is steady, ball pythons are pretty sensitive to changes in barometric pressure. Cold fronts can trigger a change in feeding behavior.

If she's not eating right now, I wouldn't worry too much about her not pooping. They tend to go hand in hand. The fact that she's peeing is a good sign that she's staying hydrated.

Defecation, frequency depends on a few factor, main one being food intake.

As for food refusal without any more details it's hard to say, it can be

Husbandry, or stress related, seasonal, the "wall", breeding related etc.

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