Hello,

I haven't been here for a long time since I was set with my three ball pythons.
I know there are thousands of question and answer about why is my bp refusing to eat.

Some may know, but I got my first ball python (banana) about a year ago.
I had problems getting him to eat for a long time.
However, ever since I got a rack, he has been eating constantly and aggressively unlike before. like completely changed, seemed like different snake.

From 2 weeks ago, he started refusing. He started showing the behavior from when I first got him.
He started wandering around the tub time to time, and when I present f/t rat to him, he would be scared and sometimes hiss. These behaviors are the same from when I had trouble feeding him when I first got him..

No husbandry has changed from eating aggressive to refusing. I check temps with temp gun and humidity is fine also. Other bps in the same rack system are eating fine.

And as I am writing this, something came up in my head.
This happened last year around the same time. I got him on January 2018 and had trouble feeding him on weekly schedule for few months. Could it be his cycle? or could it be him wanting to mate..?

I know and understand that ball python can refuse to eat due to their own reasons and it is not dangerous unless they are losing massive weight. I am not worried that he is not eating.
I just wanted to hear similar experience/stories that other may have, which could possibly help me find guess what reasons could be.

He is at 550 g btw

Thank you~