My ball python hasn’t had a meal since Dec.10. I know ball pythons are known to go off feed but I’d like some suggestions or help trouble shooting. He’s turning 2 in August so he’s very young so I feel like he should be eating more. His ambient temp is 75 and he has a regulated heat mat on his warm side that tends to be around 85 degrees F. His humidity stays around 50-60 percent. I have two ball pythons and the other one is kept the exact same way in the same room and she eats every chance she gets. I offer him extra small rats as he seemed put off by the size of anything larger. They are frozen then thawed and the body temp is around 100 degrees when offered to him.
It’s winter where I live so the overall temps may be a little cooler than usual but in their tubs it hasn’t changed much so I just don’t know what the problem is. Should I try offering him mice instead?
I keep his handling to a minimum, only taking him out when he is crawling around and seems interested in exploring so I don’t believe he is stressed. I worry that he’s small enough that he wouldn’t be fine if he were to continue not eating for more than 3 more months. Should this continue I’m willing to try live but that is a last resort for me. (I added two photos just taken of him into my gallery. His name is Zuko)
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