Feeding and Shedding Questions

[Lexiethekitten]

Hello! I have a het-pied named Diablo, he's my first snake and I've had him for a few months now.
Ever since I got him, I have fed him weekly, starting with fuzzies and now I'm feeding him frozen, medium sized rats (he's an adult).
He became a lot thicker ever since I "adopted" him, the previous owners rarely fed him, his first few sheds with me weren't great either and I had to assist him with them.

Not long ago, he had a perfect shed besides the fact that he has a dent in his eye cap (retained?).
He also stopped eating (I'm guessing it's because of the season change), he has gone almost three weeks without food. Is that long enough to cause his body to change width? I'm going to make an attempt to feed him another f/t rat this weekend. If he rejects it, should I move to live food?
I'm trying to get my baby to a normal, full grown ball python's body should be.

Answers are highly appreciated!

[Mike41793]

My males are off feed or spotty this time of year too. I'd offer a rat every 4-6 weeks until spring time comes. They're more interested in giving females the penes than eating. If he's got good body weight now he'll be fine going for months without food and not lose much weight. Hope that helps!

[Lexiethekitten]

My males are off feed or spotty this time of year too. I'd offer a rat every 4-6 weeks until spring time comes. They're more interested in giving females the penes than eating. If he's got good body weight now he'll be fine going for months without food and not lose much weight. Hope that helps!

Alright, thank you.

Do you know how to fix the eye cap problem? Do I need to let him shed it away, try to help, or take him to an exotic vet?

[Mike41793]

Alright, thank you.

Do you know how to fix the eye cap problem? Do I need to let him shed it away, try to help, or take him to an exotic vet?

Just leave it and make sure he has good humidity before his next shed. It'll come off with the next shed as long as the humidity is high enough for him.

[Lexiethekitten]

Just leave it and make sure he has good humidity before his next shed. It'll come off with the next shed as long as the humidity is high enough for him.

Alright, thanks!