stubborn feeders!

guys, my spider ball python just stopped eating 2 weeks ago. and i'm very worried. he is 600Gr and was doing very well until just 2 weeks ago. help... :tears:

here are a couple of pics i took 5 months ago :

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...1/DSC_0295.jpg

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...1/DSC_0282.jpg

Two weeks is really not much to worry about assuming all of your husbandry is correct.

Just keep checking his weight to make sure he is maintaining it.

then when should i be worried kaorte?

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Originally Posted by indigochild

then when should i be worried kaorte?

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If he starts loosing considerable amounts of weight.

Can you give us a rundown or picture of your setup?

A rundown would be better :P . There's a hidebox that doubles as a water bowl and a log. The hidebox fits him well and I keep my snakes in a secluded area. The temp is 84'F and the humidity is 56%

Seems like 84 is a good cool side temp.....your hot side should be 92-94 ish...this could be a possibility.....best of luck :)

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Originally Posted by indigochild

A rundown would be better :P . There's a hidebox that doubles as a water bowl and a log. The hidebox fits him well and I keep my snakes in a secluded area. The temp is 84'F and the humidity is 56%

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Log as in a half log? Those are bad
Can you explain your hidebox that doubles as a waterbowl please? Maybe a pic?
A hidebox? Meaning only one? Your meant to have to hides for your BP
The temp is 84F? In the whole cage? There should be a heat gradient with a cool side around 80F and a warm side around 90F

Hope this will help and that your spider starts eating again :)

i have a two year old ball python and it stopped eating about two months ago. i have researched and came up with that this is a common time for pythons to stop eating and as long as it is not losing weight and looks akay-don't worry. also, some won't eat unless you feed live mice/rats-which are very difficult to find in my area

My small ball isn't eating again either. I figure it's the time of year. He last ate 2 weeks ago but only ate for two week after a month of fasting( so 2 feeds in 8 weeks)!

The log is a place for him to climb around. The hidebox is under the waterbowl. i'll post the pic after I get home. The thing is, I live in the tropics. So additional heating is not necessary. The temperature fluctuates everyday as the sun moves.

If you are not getting a temp of 92* somewhere in its enclosure, then you do need additional heating. There should be no temperature fluctuation.

Temperatue fluctuation is not a good thing. You need to control your temps unless you are breeding and then drop temp in the evening.....You need to get a Helix or brand of your choosing that controls the warm side temp steady at 90-94 degrees...it will adjust with your climate day to make sure it does not go above or below your desired range.......

I am new to the ball world but temperature variation is only desired in their enclosure from hot to cool side and those need to be consistent. Example being 90 degrees to 80 degrees...this allows the snake to regulate as they need to. If you allow the climate to vary your temps it will go 96-86 to 90-80 to 94 to 84 which is too much change imo. Just a thought and best of luck:)

thanks guys, my spider started feeding again this afternoon. he lost 50Gr after 3 weeks of fasting. i guess all he needed was a heater :D