Random Question

[Souriant]

I know ball pythons go a while without eating, and it isn't bad if he's not losing any or little weight. ( This is not happening to my snake by the way, just a thought stuck in my head). I was just wondering, how to they go such a long time without losing any weight? are they storing nutrients to use for later?

[L.West]

I believe it is because they have a very very very slow metabolism. And, their bodies are designed to go long periods without nutrients since in the wild - food may be few and far between. Evolution at work!!!

[Souriant]

Ah, that makes a lot of sense!

[locolobito]

My normal which is the oldest I have had gone 9 months without eating. Now she/he is again on 6 month without feeding. From my research, my normal is living off whatever pooh she has built up. I still feed once a week, after 30 minutes, I offer to next biggest or put back in rack. Wish I could go as long without feeding. SMH

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[Souriant]

Saame lol.

[Sunnieskys]

My normal which is the oldest I have had gone 9 months without eating. Now she/he is again on 6 month without feeding. From my research, my normal is living off whatever pooh she has built up. I still feed once a week, after 30 minutes, I offer to next biggest or put back in rack. Wish I could go as long without feeding. SMH
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9 MO? I would be freaking out after a month. 25% of weight loss and off to the vet they would go. After I assist feed that is. Not a force feed....assist.

[Souriant]

I would probably do the same, I'd have to force myself not to :'l . Assist feed is when they have the choice to feed, right? But your giving it to them manually? I know you do it when theyre weak

[Zincubus]

I read somewhere that the record for snake fasting is TWO YEARS. !! It was a Ball / Royal Python unsurprisingly


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[Sunnieskys]

I would probably do the same, I'd have to force myself not to :'l . Assist feed is when they have the choice to feed, right? But your giving it to them manually? I know you do it when theyre weak

Assist feed is when you hold the snake right behind the jaw, push the meal into their mouth just enough so you can push the mouth down and latch the teeth onto the prey so it wont fall out. then gently put them back into their feeding box and check on them in 30 min. repeat again if they did not eat it. never push the prey into the throat. never ever ever.

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I read somewhere that the record for snake fasting is TWO YEARS. !! It was a Ball / Royal Python unsurprisingly


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That must have been an adult and HUGE! Thats insane!!

[Vipera Berus]

I read somewhere that the record for snake fasting is TWO YEARS. !! It was a Ball / Royal Python unsurprisingly

I heard it was a cobra at London zoo for that time period. I wonder if its a variant on the kids game chinese whispers.