Male wont eat

[Fastball]

Hey yall ive had ball pythons now for a few years but ive never bred them or anything but i recently purchased a pastel lesser het clown and i guess before i received him the breeder had bred him the months prior to my purchase. He will not eat for me... ive had him around a month... is it normal for a male to go off food after breeding? how long till i start to worry? if so what do i need to do?

[StillBP]

Alot of males go off food during breeding season. I wouldn't worry unless he starts loosing a lot of weight. Make sure husbandry is spot on and he will eat when he's ready

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Assuming it is a good size breeder male it's all about patience and nothing to be concerned about.

Adults tend to adjust to their new environment a lot slower sometime refusing to eat for month even a year.

Most important make sure the snake is well hydrated, try to emulate the breeder's setup if you can, or downsize to a minimum and no handling to see if he will resume feeding if you are concerned.

[Fastball]

yeah my husbandry seems good... same setup as my other 2... 600 gram and 1100 gram and they chow food

[Fastball]

yeah hes 1000 grams and has held his weight the last month. just makes me nervous getting a new snake that wont feed.

[Zincubus]

yeah hes 1000 grams and has held his weight the last month. just makes me nervous getting a new snake that wont feed.

For what it's worth . I read somewhere that a Ball / Royal python holds the snake fasting record of 21 months !!

Then it just started eating and carried on as normal !

[Stewart_Reptiles]

yeah hes 1000 grams and has held his weight the last month. just makes me nervous getting a new snake that wont feed.

That is far from unusual for adults especially a male that size.

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