600g-1000g Wall (My Ball Python Stopped Eating-Help Trouble shooting)

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Originally Posted by RetiredJedi

My pinstripe male stopped eating for 8 months. Drove me nuts and I tried everything I could think of. Then someone suggested to change his substrate. So, that being one of the things I didn't think of, I gave it a shot. I waited two weeks for him to used to the new substrate. I tried feeding him and nothing happened again so I waited two more weeks. Then about two days before my next try, he shed. Feeding came, I presented the rat not expecting anything, when suddenly WHAM he hit thing like a freight train. Scared the crap out of when he did it too. Hope he eats again next week too. Point being, it takes patience.

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Thanks! Yeah, it's unsettling and unexpected but not all that surprising. I did my research and knew that they went off feed but I tried my best to keep my husbandry tip top hoping that this would not happen. But, I feel better knowing that others have and are going through this.

On an unrelated note...we have been watching the STAR WARS movies and Empire is up tonight! (RetiredJedi):)

Handling every day is too much IMHO. I only handle to clean tubs, weigh and pair.... thats it.

Wait till the next shed and try feeding a few days later without any handling.

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Originally Posted by coreydelong

Handling every day is too much IMHO. I only handle to clean tubs, weigh and pair.... thats it.

Wait till the next shed and try feeding a few days later without any handling.

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I agree, I personally would be concerned with stress issues with daily handling. I handle once a week for sure for weighing purposes and then maybe once for cleaning out urates/poo or replacing paper due to spilled water etc. and then maybe one other time for photos or just holding/exercise. This has been pretty consistent for the year that I have had her.

I handle my girl everyday outside of the two days after feeding, and she still eats like a champ.. gained 16 grams already since I've had her.

A lot of you know I had tons of noob questions when I got her, but I'm getting the hang of it :) I guess I like to handle mine a little more then most people.. but it hasn't seemed to have any negative side affect on her

She ate for me last night:)

It had been two weeks since I last attempted to feed and I have to admit I used a rat that I had re-froze on a previous attempt...hopefully she will be back to her usual weekly rat for a while:)

Congrats, good to know.

Mine hit 900 and for a month now has decided to stop eating as well.

Guess i'm in the wall club now too

try feeding a smaller prey item especially if your snake appears interested but doesn't strike. My bumblebee hit the wall and stop eating for and throwing in a weanling rat babies kick start her appetite again