Re: How long can ball pythons go without feed?
I've put mine on a 10 - 14 day rota and they feed much better than weekly . ...
Re: How long can ball pythons go without feed?
My 2 year old Citrus Pastel BP male just went 5 months without eating. Fully active and looked great the whole time. Temp and humidity were fine. Went from 718g to 640g(pre-mouse). Shed twice. Just not hungry. First time he has gone a long time without eating, I started to freak a little at 3 months then I just got used to it. Kept offering food every 2 weeks. Showed some interest 2 weeks before this week but no strike. This week (at 4.9 months) it only took him 5 seconds to strike. Basically no hesitation. I forgot what a hungry snake looks like.
I feed frozen X-Large mice. Thawed overnight in the fridge then warmed them in a ziplock bag in hat water 15-20 min prior to feeding. Seems like he has 2 modes A: not hungry, B:Hungry!
I've tried warming the mouse in hot water without the ziplock bag. I does not seem to make a difference to his preference. May change to offering food every 3 weeks if every 2 weeks does not work. It seems his feeding really slowed drastically now that he is fully grown. He went from every 10 days to a 1 month fast then a 5 month fast. I'm curious to see if his feeding rate will stabilize.
Re: How long can ball pythons go without feed?
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Rich Experience
My 2 year old Citrus Pastel BP male just went 5 months without eating. Fully active and looked great the whole time. Temp and humidity were fine. Went from 718g to 640g(pre-mouse). Shed twice. Just not hungry. First time he has gone a long time without eating, I started to freak a little at 3 months then I just got used to it. Kept offering food every 2 weeks. Showed some interest 2 weeks before this week but no strike. This week (at 4.9 months) it only took him 5 seconds to strike. Basically no hesitation. I forgot what a hungry snake looks like.
I feed frozen X-Large mice. Thawed overnight in the fridge then warmed them in a ziplock bag in hat water 15-20 min prior to feeding. Seems like he has 2 modes A: not hungry, B:Hungry!
I've tried warming the mouse in hot water without the ziplock bag. I does not seem to make a difference to his preference. May change to offering food every 3 weeks if every 2 weeks does not work. It seems his feeding really slowed drastically now that he is fully grown. He went from every 10 days to a 1 month fast then a 5 month fast. I'm curious to see if his feeding rate will stabilize.
I think that some Royals / Balls simply need feeding less often ... 3 weeks may work ..
