BP Not eating, afraid of food?

River....I am in the exact same boat as you. Our bp has been off feed for the first time and has gone 6 weeks without feed. I'm wieghing her once a week. So far...she is down from 2048 grams to 2045 in two weeks. She could sneeze and lose a few grams. We are currently buying small/med feeder rats and offering once ever two weeks. I prekill and offer the food. She acts interested then does the same thing. I give her time, then simply bag and freeze the rat. Now that I have a record of weight, know her husbandry is good, has water, and is not stressed or unhealthy I'm so much less worried that it isn't even funny. What I'm saying is bascially don't worry about it.....offer on a regular basis and moniter her weight. If she isn't losing a bunch of weight, doesn't appear to be unhealthy, then just relax. Easier said than done for sure but once you accept (took me a few weeks) the fact that a bp is not a dog, cat, or really a normal everyday pet with everyday feeding needs it becomes much less of a big deal.

Here are some pics I've finally figured out how to upload decently lol

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/brow...3&userid=58408

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Originally Posted by h20hunter

River....I am in the exact same boat as you. Our bp has been off feed for the first time and has gone 6 weeks without feed. I'm wieghing her once a week. So far...she is down from 2048 grams to 2045 in two weeks. She could sneeze and lose a few grams. We are currently buying small/med feeder rats and offering once ever two weeks. I prekill and offer the food. She acts interested then does the same thing. I give her time, then simply bag and freeze the rat. Now that I have a record of weight, know her husbandry is good, has water, and is not stressed or unhealthy I'm so much less worried that it isn't even funny. What I'm saying is bascially don't worry about it.....offer on a regular basis and moniter her weight. If she isn't losing a bunch of weight, doesn't appear to be unhealthy, then just relax. Easier said than done for sure but once you accept (took me a few weeks) the fact that a bp is not a dog, cat, or really a normal everyday pet with everyday feeding needs it becomes much less of a big deal.

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How would you weigh her? Just put her on a scale or hold her on it a certain way? and how often?

I bought a scale off Amazon....you can look at my post history for the one. Once a week I simply put the scale on the counter, place a plastic bowl on top, zero it out, and put her in.


here you go:

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...90#post2323190

oh okay, just making sure there wasn't some sort of catch to putting her on the scale like my american bulldog lol.