Hi everyone,

I've posted a couple different times about this same snake having issues, and I'm beginning to think his genetics are questionable and that the breeder I got him from may not be doing a very good job. At any rate, here's the issue.

I've had my male BP for a little over a year and a half now, and he's always been an extremely finicky eater. He'll eat for a few months and then stop for months. When I first bought him as a hatchling, he ate for three months, and then stopped for three. Sometimes he would only take a mouse every two weeks instead of every week. I used to think his eating habits fluctuated with the season. Which made sense. However, this time he stopped eating in mid July right after I moved. (I live in Florida. It's almost ALWAYS hot.) I chalked it up to the move, and the fact that he had recently been bumped up into a 20 long aquarium. I figured he was just stressed and that's why he wanted to lay his head on his live dinner instead of eating it.

Usually if he wants to eat, it takes seconds. He's very quick about it. But for the last four months, no matter what time of day I try to present him with food, he ignores it. It didn't bother me too much until he started to lose weight. He had a retained eye cap, so I used some shed aid to help him get that off, but other than that he seems completely healthy.

He's been lethargic in his tank. He used to come out at night and climb around. Now he just stays under his hide all the time. But when I take him out he climbs around like a maniac. Very energetic. I don't know what's going on.

Temps in the tank are normal. Basking temp is around 94, cool side fluctuates between 82-88. Night temps are in the 80s. Humidity ranges from 50-60%. And he has a sock covered heat rock just in case he wants a little extra heat. I don't know what else to do!

Help?