This is sort of a continuation of this post: https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...a-New-BP-Owner

My snake, Smake, has been refusing to take food for 3 weeks now. He weighs 187g. He was eating f/t consistently for about a month, and suddenly stopped. I have a couple ideas as to why, but I'm not sure. One reason might be because I reset his tank, but I put everything back the same way it was before, and cleaned it the same way I typically do. He has eaten for me fairly soon after a tank clean, though. This past attempt, I attempted to feed him a week after the clean. I gave him the rat after sundown, and put a towel over his tank to make sure it was dark and private.

In the previous thread, his tanks' temperatures were unstable due to putting the thermostat probes in the wrong place. After correcting this, his temperatures have been very stable with minimal fluctuation (only about 1-3º) and had held stable for over 24 hours prior to the most recent feeding attempt. I feed him f/t and he didn't have an issue with it until now.

When I first got him, I went through a similar issue where he refused to eat for me, but I now know that was because his tank was too cold. I also had to figure out that he would rather I leave it in the tank with him and lay it on the ground than try to wiggle it and imitate life. (He appears to be somewhat afraid of the tongs..)

His tank temperatures are 76-78º on the cool side and 86-88º on the hot side. There is insulation on the back, side, and top of his tank, with just two sides exposed. His humidity is at about 60% right now. He was poking his head out of his cave on the cool side, periscoping, so I thought that was a sign of appetite. I guess not.

I will be attempting to feed him again one more week from now, unless suggested otherwise.. He is a juvenile, about 5 months old. He has been eating rat pups in the past, which is what he was raised on as soon as he was big enough to eat them. I've moved on to very slightly bigger pups, but he's eaten this size for me before.

Should I just wait a week to try to feed him again, or should I take some sort of action?

Thank you in advance for your advice and help!