Ball python not eating

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Originally Posted by ginja ninja

Are you using a lamp to heat the hot side or a UTH? If your BP doesn't have enough belly heat he may have trouble digesting. Has he pooped for you yet?

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Yes, he has pooped 3 times for me already. He has a heat lamp and heat rock, so belly temp shouldn't be an issue right?

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Originally Posted by koverman

Yes, he has pooped 3 times for me already. He has a heat lamp and heat rock, so belly temp shouldn't be an issue right?

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Too big of an enclosure can stress out a ball python which could cause them to stop eating. Also 85 seems a bit low for the hot side. I usually aim for the 89-91 range.

And for God's sake get rid of the heat rock!!!

+1 on getting rid of the heat rock, that is a burn waiting to happen :(

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Originally Posted by albinos_rule

+1 on getting rid of the heat rock, that is a burn waiting to happen :(

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Thanks for letting me know about the heat rock. The people who sold me they python said he would enjoy one (guess they just wanted me to spend more money). I didn't know it could be a problem, and I really didn't think about it since I see snakes "sunning" themselves on the pavement roads here all the time.