BP hasn't eaten in 4 months!!

My ball hasn't eaten since May 2018 and its September. I thought maybe it's because it's winter but it's spring now and he still won't eat. I've tried feeding him through the duration of these months but every time he doesn't eat. I feed live because he doesn't want to eat frozen. He's about 2 years old. I've been monitoring his weight and its been 365-370 grams the whole time so he's not been losing weight. It's like he's scared of the mouse. It's the same size I always gave him. It's like the mouse knows it's prey but the snake doesn't know he's the predator. Help.

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Originally Posted by BLACKBEARD

My ball hasn't eaten since May 2018 and its September. I thought maybe it's because it's winter but it's spring now and he still won't eat. I've tried feeding him through the duration of these months but every time he doesn't eat. I feed live because he doesn't want to eat frozen. He's about 2 years old. I've been monitoring his weight and its been 365-370 grams the whole time so he's not been losing weight. It's like he's scared of the mouse. It's the same size I always gave him. It's like the mouse knows it's prey but the snake doesn't know he's the predator. Help.

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Maybe try a warmed up thawed frozen ... best of both worlds ..

Thaw then a quick 10 second blast with a hairdryer then offer INSTANTLY whilst still warm


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In order to help you we'll need to know more...

What type/size enclosure is the snake in?
Is the enclosure in a high traffic area?
How are you heating the enclosure?
What are your temps? How are you measuring temps?
Are your heat sources regulated by a THERMOSTAT???
Are there at least two proper hides offered?
Are you handling the snake?
What size prey are you offering? How often?

The more you tell us, the better we can help you and your snake...

I read this and felt like everything I learned was changing.

https://jkrballstreetjournal.com/201...-eating-again/

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Originally Posted by Knowell

I read this and felt like everything I learned was changing.

https://jkrballstreetjournal.com/201...-eating-again/

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Yeah ... some interesting points here and there ..

I discovered years ago that whilst some of my Royals will readily eat every 7 or 8 days or sooner a few will only eat every two weeks ...


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Originally Posted by Zincubus

Yeah ... some interesting points here and there ..

I discovered years ago that whilst some of my Royals will readily eat every 7 or 8 days or sooner a few will only eat every two weeks ...


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I love the fact that kobylka thinks outside the box and does deep research to help the community better understand our slitherly friends.

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Worth considering what he says in that article...it makes sense.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

Worth considering what he says in that article...it makes sense.

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The numbers don't lie for sure.

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