bp slowing down

[rlondon1231]

is anyone elses ball python starting to fast? my adult male is starting to slow down. i have to wiggle it around more lol before i would just put it in and he would take it. When i bought him last year he just started his hunger strike and it lasted 6 months (i got him decmeber 26 and he stared eating again in the beginning of may).

[Reinz]

I'm pretty sure my girl just started 2 wks ago. I will offer again in 2 wks just to make sure. If she refuses again I will offer again the following month.

She goes on strike every yr from Sept/Oct till Feb/Mar.

[Lady mkrj58]

I have a male normal and his Rat/ Mouse needs Dancing with the stars on and playing his favorite music. He's gonna drive me crazy lol I will try again next week

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[scalrtn]

My 2-yr. old male is also playing games, just like last Fall/Winter. He's been eating like a champion since early April, but late last month, he let a thawed small rat sit in the tank for 6 hours before making it disappear. He shed not too long after, and was good to go for the next few weeks/feedings...but last night, after hitting the feeder with a vicious strike, he just let it sit in front of his hide all night long. I removed it, and will let him think things over the next few weeks

[bcr229]

Yep. It's normal for this time of year, which is why I offer the adults a feeder on a 10-14 day schedule instead of weekly.

The 2015's are still pounding food though.

[Lady mkrj58]

Reading this has opened an insight for me I have a Ball that would not eat for 2 months last year and this year in the same time frame. Sounds like yours does the same thing they like us to worry about them lol

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[Sauzo]

My girl has been fasting the past 2 months yet she left me a huge turd a couple days ago which was surprising. I wouldn't worry. I just offer my gal a rat every 3-4 weeks as that's when my boas eat and if the BP doesn't want it, my sunglow gal gladly snaps it up as its way to small for my big BCI girl.

[SnakeCharm]

Mine hasn't eaten since the last week of October!!! I just tried to feed him again today, but to no avail . Ugh! Can't wait until this fasting thing is over. It makes me uneasy when he doesn't eat. Fortunately, he hasn't lost any significant weight (lost only 5g since October), so that makes up the previous disappointments. I'm even quite perplexed in how he's managed to lose so little!

I will try again in 10 days and hopefully this time he'll eat again

[AKA Dave]

Out of my bigger snakes all have stopped except my Killer Bee. The 800g and smaller group is still eating though.

Dave

[O'Mathghamhna]

Mine hasn't eaten since the last week of October!!! I just tried to feed him again today, but to no avail . Ugh! Can't wait until this fasting thing is over. It makes me uneasy when he doesn't eat. Fortunately, he hasn't lost any significant weight (lost only 5g since October), so that makes up the previous disappointments. I'm even quite perplexed in how he's managed to lose so little!

I will try again in 10 days and hopefully this time he'll eat again

I'd wait even longer. If he's been fasting that long, I would try every 2 weeks minimum.