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    Excellent article and very well thought out. This should be passed along to all new ball python owners as a tool for them. Good read!

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    This article is wonderful. As a brand new BP owner I have something to fall back on should I encounter a fast.

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    good stuff

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    Re: The Psychology of Problem Feeders – Get your Ball Python eating again

    Great post! I'm sure it will help lots of people.
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    Re: The Psychology of Problem Feeders – Get your Ball Python eating again

    Great post! I'm sure it will help lots of people.

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    Great post! I'm sure it will help lots of people.
    Family:
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    3.1 Kids

    Balls:
    1.0 Lesser Pied, 1.0 VPI Snow, 1.0 Super Pastel Mojave, 1.1 Albino het VPI Axanthic G-Stripe, 1.0 Albino Black Pastel, 2.2 Triple het VPI Axanthic/Albino/Pied, 1.1 Triple het VPI Axanthic/Albino/G-Stripe, 0.1 Pastel BEL(Mojave/Lesser), 0.1 Sterling Mojave, 0.2 Pied, 0.2 Kingpin het Pied, 0.1 Cinnamon Lesser het Pied, 0.2 Clown, 0.1 Citrus Pewter Calico, 0.1 Pastel Mystic, 0.1 Mystic, 0.2 Cinnapin, 0.1 VPI Axanthic G-Stripe, 0.1 G-Stripe het Albino, 0.1 G-Stripe, 0.1 Pewter, 0.1 Lesser, 0.2 Spider ph Pied, 0.1 Spotnose ph Pied, 0.1 Spinner, 0.1 Black Pastel, 0.1 Normal

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    7 months...

    I am in need of some serious help. I have a female BP who has not eaten since December 27. She has gone from 1060 to 972 grams. She has shed twice during that time. I have two other females about the same age eating like clockwork. This is what I've tried:

    - the "don't touch anything" philosophy
    - varied temps
    - varied humidity
    - changed enclosure
    - changed room in which she is kept
    - different color rat
    - live rat (she has been eating F/T her whole life)

    I haven't tried a mouse, yet.

    I know BP's can go a year without eating, but seven months is plenty long for me. Starting to become concerned.

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    Re: The Psychology of Problem Feeders – Get your Ball Python eating again

    Thank you for the info

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    Re: 7 months...

    Quote Originally Posted by fleapower View Post
    I am in need of some serious help. I have a female BP who has not eaten since December 27. She has gone from 1060 to 972 grams. She has shed twice during that time. I have two other females about the same age eating like clockwork. This is what I've tried:

    - the "don't touch anything" philosophy
    - varied temps
    - varied humidity
    - changed enclosure
    - changed room in which she is kept
    - different color rat
    - live rat (she has been eating F/T her whole life)

    I haven't tried a mouse, yet.

    I know BP's can go a year without eating, but seven months is plenty long for me. Starting to become concerned.
    Mine just went on a 6 month hunger strike and I tried all these this too with no luck. So I moved her to a very low-activity room (spare bedroom) and put, of all things, a live gerbil in her feeding tank. Within 3 seconds she had him wrapped up and she gobbled him down without issue! Side note, a week later, she laid eggs despite me having her a year without being around any other snakes.

    Gerbils are apparently balls' favorite naturally-occurring meal in Africa, where they are from. I'm hoping by now your baby has eaten, so I'm posting this for everyone else who may be having feeding issues.

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    Re: The Psychology of Problem Feeders – Get your Ball Python eating again

    Hey guys, just joined the forum. I've read on other websites that BP's tend not to eat during winter.

    However I come from a place where it's constantly humid and hot. So my question is, will my snake know it's winter time based on it's general genetic make up? Or should I not consider that as a factor when my snake isn't eating during the "winter months"


    Cheers,
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    Re: The Psychology of Problem Feeders – Get your Ball Python eating again

    Never heard that about poor winter appetites tbh . My good feeding Royals eat all year round .. The others get offered food every 10 to 14 days and its suits them better ..




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