what percentage of ball pythons never eat

my girls is stressing me out .never had a pet b4 that wont eat .im hopeing once she gets hungry enough she will eat

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Originally Posted by motorcyclecowboy

my girls is stressing me out .never had a pet b4 that wont eat .im hopeing once she gets hungry enough she will eat

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How old is she? How long since her last meal?

I’m a newbie but everything i’ve read is that BP’s are notorious for going off food, for weeks and often months. I’ve even heard of an adult going 9 months off food, only losing a few grams of weight.

My new BEL refused his first rat i offered.


-Jason

Well, interesting question. I'd suppose the answer is 0%, of the ones that are living.

Not a question that anyone can answer. Snakes don't exactly fill out surveys, you know? A small percentage of all kinds of snakes may fail to thrive, but
with ball pythons, it's most often due to improper husbandry by owner. That includes caging mistakes & excess handling, even offering the wrong prey or
prey size.

Meanwhile, making sure that you're following recommended guidelines here will help keep you & yours out of that category.

The way snakes are portrayed in movies [especially horror movies] makes you think they are ravenous psycho-beasts, but in reality most ball pythons are more
like Steve Urkel. :rolleyes: (for you youngsters, he was the super-nerd on tv show "Family Matters")

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Originally Posted by bogertophis

not a question that anyone can answer. Snakes don't exactly fill out surveys, you know? A small percentage of all kinds of snakes may fail to thrive, but
with ball pythons, it's most often due to improper husbandry by owner. That includes caging mistakes & excess handling, even offering the wrong prey or
prey size.

Meanwhile, making sure that you're following recommended guidelines here will help keep you & yours out of that category.

The way snakes are portrayed in movies [especially horror movies] makes you think they are ravenous psycho-beasts, but in reality most ball pythons are more
like Mr. Ed. :rolleyes: (for you youngsters, he was Zina's horse on tv show "Mr. Ed")

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not sure on her age she is like 82 grams ive had her 3 weeks or so and she has not aite for me

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Originally Posted by motorcyclecowboy

not sure on her age she is like 82 grams ive had her 3 weeks or so and she has not aite for me

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What’s your setup for her? Temps and humidity?


-Jason

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Originally Posted by gdawgs56

What’s your setup for her? Temps and humidity?


-Jason

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i have her setup pretty much exact as this https://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/a...articleid=2382

this is her most recent photos
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4etyVz9JwQouUcbu8

The real question here is why my BP does not eat? Most likely it is husbandry related which is affecting 90% of new owners.

At that size and age if well started BP are VORACIOUS.

So what are your options? Do this to a T and I mean to a T https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...-hatchling-101

And please stop following advice from DR Foster and Smith while they are a great Pet Pharmacy, their regurgitated "knowledge" is not one I would recommend someone new to follow.