Quote Originally Posted by Wh00h0069 View Post
Ball pythons can be picky eaters. A lot of people feed them live prey instead of pre-killed or frozen-thawed because of this reason. Personally, I feed all of my ball pythons live prey.
rhanks, they had her eating prekill, but she doesent want it now
The main reason that most balls go off feed is because they are stressed out. What I, and many other people, do to make them feel more secure is put them in smaller enclosures. I keep balls that are around 750 grams in 28 quart Sterilte, or 32 quart Iris tubs, in rack systems. I like the rack systems because all sides, except for the front, is closed. So they feel like they are hiding all of the time.
What type of enclosure are you keeping her in?
shes in a large cage, but I will move her to the rack, to mimic how she was raised for 2 years, makes a lot of sence, thanks!!
Quote Originally Posted by muddoc View Post
First thing I would say is to recheck the sex. Plenty of times Male Ball pythons will reach their "happy" weight, and call it quits. I have a 4 year old Spider male that weighs about 750 grams, and only eats 4-5 times a year. He breeds like a champ, and I guess he is at his mature weight, and doesn't feel the need to get any bigger. If it is indeed a female, then my first suggestion would be to offer food a bit less frequently. It sounds from your original post like you are trying to feed every 4 or 5 days. I would back off to a 10 day feeding schedule until you get her back to eating regularl
Just my .02,
Yea its been 10 days between eating and only in january I tried 3 days apart once, thanks