Quote Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
40 grams is not something I would worry about most snakes will lose that much by defecating and urinating.

5 miss meals is also hardly anything.

The main thing is to make sure your husbandry is on spot and that the animal is not overly stressed, limit handling and keep offering what used to work.

Some animals especially males do not need that much food, offer small prey items and consider feeding at larger intervals.

Of course if you are really concern you can always take your animal to a vet but there is nothing that he will be able to do to make your snake resume eating.

It's frustrating but part of owning ball pythons sometimes .......wait till you have one that doesn't eat for a year
Thanks deborah,

Im confident that my husbandry is as spot on as can be, everything is controlled temp wise with accurite temp guns,humidity is not a problem. My other snake has the same set up and is chopping away regulary as can be.

I know 40 grams is not to much, its his overall weight that was my issue as his always been very slender bodied snake, even though he has eaten very well up untill now.

He is my first ever snake i bought, and although i treat all my pets with the best care possible this little guy will always be special, his a great snake.

Again, i will monitor his weight and behavoiur and hopefully post agin with some good news soon. Your comments have eased my worries somewhat.

Thanks