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    why does my male pastel do this????

    My pastel ball python will eat once a week small rat for a straight month ,then he decides to not eat for 3 weeks, then goes back to eating once a week, hes not loosing wait or anything all the temps are right just dont understand why
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    He may be eating weird due to breeding season. How big is he? Does anything change during those times he doesn't eat (ie., temp or humidity changes, rat size, etc.)?

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    All temps and humidity stay the same , the rat is always small never bigger , hes always out and about in his cage just constanly exploring his 10 gallon hes only 4 months old but i have other snakes that dont do this , they eat just fine never skip a meal
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    While he explores his cage for 3 weeks not eating he flicks his tongue out faster then ever
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    Re: why does my male pastel do this????

    Hi,

    Have you tried feeding him a smaller rat?

    If he is only 4 months old then a small rat is a fairly large meal for him - what weight is he?


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    The rat is a little smaller around then he is
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