Whats the longest your BP has gone off feed?

I have had one male in particular go off food for 5-6 months every year. I had a female go off food for 7 months.

Ok now i have another question. Do BPs go off feed every year?

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Originally Posted by Gerardo

Ok now i have another question. Do BPs go off feed every year?

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Many mature adults will, yes.

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I've got an adult female that I adopted (I believe she was an import that was given up to the local herp society when the original owner couldn't do anything with her). I had her for about 9 months before she finally fed for the first time for me. However I do have others that were CBB that go on several months long hunger strikes throughout the year, ball pythons are actually kind of famous for it. As long as they have good muscle tone and don't appear to be losing drastic amounts of weight (get a digital gram scale to keep track) they'll be fine.

Hunger strikes will end eventually with nothing the worse for wear except for the keepers nerves. ;)

Yea Ive never had a BP this size and up until now I associated eating to being healthy. Now i know first hand about the hunger strike. Im going to try again tomorrow and see what happens.

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Originally Posted by NYHC4LIFE8899

My little guy refused a couple times,but that was with rat pups and he don't really care for them and it's extremely frustrating. But mice it's a win always...Snakes aren't suppose to stress you out.

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I have one who went off feed for 7 weeks, right after I got him. I had bought him as a rat eater, but he refused any offered, but as soon
as I gave him a mouse, BAMM in 1 second flat. Poor thing was starving by that point so I gave him 4 or 5, don't remember.
I've been giving him mice ever since. Being a male, I don't really care that he's a mouse eater, I have a steady supply.

My ch female is a pain in my butt, but I love her! :). First 2 months wouldn't eat at all... f/t rat pup or mouse, live rat pup... finally live mouse hopper did the trick... ate faithfully for 4 months every 5 days... and got up to eating 2 mice... 3 weeks ago went on strike and finally this week ate again... she's a goof :)

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Originally Posted by qegalpal

I have one who went off feed for 7 weeks, right after I got him. I had bought him as a rat eater, but he refused any offered, but as soon
as I gave him a mouse, BAMM in 1 second flat. Poor thing was starving by that point so I gave him 4 or 5, don't remember.
I've been giving him mice ever since. Being a male, I don't really care that he's a mouse eater, I have a steady supply.

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I'd like both my males eating rats,especially cause of the difference in nutritional value...my ghost no problems,mice or rats!he don't care. black pastel on the other hand does everything to not strike but usually always does,most the time,when it does to rats .. But yeah mice are a win every time,so I'll stick with mice for now and he won't take FT either. I'm just hoping once he gets a bit bigger,he will take rats no problem. But until then I'll be giving mice more often but still adding in the occasional rat. But I have to go with mice for now mainly.

Well my big guy is going on 2 months now. I'm just glad I feed live or would have thrown away plenty of f/t by now.

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Originally Posted by Holtgards

Well my big guy is going on 2 months now. I'm just glad I feed live or would have thrown away plenty of f/t by now.

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I threw away about $24 worth the above mentioned female, it sucked!

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