Feeding fast poll:

My first BP is now a little over 3 years old. The past 2 years he has eaten his last rat about Thanksgiving and hasn't eaten again until the end of March. 4 months.

Well, the feeding strike wasn't exactly from a Ball python, but from a Dumeril's boa. The Dumeril's boa I purchased back in November last year ('08) refused for 2 months, but finally ate a live rat pinkie. It took me 5 or 6 months to switch her over to F/T, but she finally took it.

I had a female BP who went on an 11 month strike with me. Why? No idea. I thought she had forgotten what rodents where. One day out of the blue, I threw her a rat and BAM she was took it. After that she was ate every week for me again.

Usually captive bred ball pythons don't go off feed unless breeding or on the coldest months of the year which are december & january...I read this in an article but it was only 60% that stayed feeding...my pastel never fast but I don't know about my normal this is going to be its first winter with me so wish me good luck!

Both of them or on a good 5 day schedule, and hasn't missed a meal. I don't how I will act if they decide to fast. Will I freak out, because I think I'm doing something wrong, and now they are close to death, or would I be happy from saving a few bucks on their food?

Cant really explain why.. Like another person said. I have a female that has no set schedule at all. As far as she is concerned, she only eats when she is good and ready. She will eat as much as i offer for months. Then for no reason she will just stop eating for awhile.

It has nothing to do with the seasons or breeding either. She does this randomly. Always has. For 7 years now. Ive just givin up on trying to figure her out.