poll: has your bp ever refused a meal?

My Ozzy goes off feed every winter and usually comes back on around end of April - start of May. He is 4 yrs old and has not eaten every winter for the last three years. Ate his first winter after birth.
He usually goes off around Nov-Dec. Never seems to lose any weight. I have gotten use to it.
Some thought the rack would help and he would eat year round but hahah no such luck. It is just who he is :)
He was purchased at Petco so I assume we was wc or ch.

Well, lets see. We currently have 57 snakes, including 11 that have yet to eat their first meal. I have some that eat like there's no tomorrow, and some that look at it like, "What do you want me to do with that?".

I have one female that likes mice, and if I offer her a rat, it pretty much guarantees at least a one month fast.

One girl that ate mice last year, and went off feed 11/29/06. I've been offering rats about every other week for the last couple of months, and she took one 2 nights ago!

My male pastel hasn't decided to start up after his winter fast. I think maybe he wants more time with the ladies.

Steve

The only one that has no refused ever with me, is Luna, the girl that Cue gifted me with. She literally has never refused a meal. my others all have at one point or another.. then again, I never remember my pastel refusing.. even during breeding season when I gave him some rest ant a feeding.

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Originally Posted by MarkS

It really depends on the snake, I've got a female who has never refused a meal even when gravid. In fact she just gave me 8 eggs about a week since her last meal. And I've got some that will eat less then a dozen times in a year.

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I'm the same way some don't eat for months(males) and some eat in shed or gravid. I have a male pastel who didnt eat since November than just ate a week ago and this week not interested. He has done this since he was 300+ grams. Breeds like a porn star though. I know it isn't husbandry because we have over 40 snakes in the exact same conditions but they all are individuals and have their own quirks and behavior. Males are worst feeders in my experience, although my albino male Aldo never went off feed this winter and bred like a champ while all the other adult boys were fasting. Go figure

I've only had my ball for a couple months but so far she has never missed a meal, eats any prey I offer even in deep blue.

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Originally Posted by westcoastjungle

Breeds like a porn star though.

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Well when I first got him, he refused a few meals over the course of a few weeks. Now, he rarely skips a meal if ever.