I have tried everything...

[rabernet]

You're on point. I have used the newspaper trick with my female het pied and she kills the rat and place it in her water bowl and then come back for it overnight. The pet store is the East Bay Vivarium. There is a guy name Michael who can get a dead ball to eat a jumbo rat. He is really good. In the past he has gotten balls that were off feed to eat for me. I understand how that will be another change of scenery for her again that would be the last case scenario. I want to breed her next season. The '10/'11 season. If she was on feed eating rats I would have tried to get 800 grams on her before next cooling season.

Just remember, they don't always work on OUR schedule. She very well may not be ready to go next season, or she could just turn on her eating and be ready. In the meantime, just enjoy keeping her and "don't sweat the small stuff".

In the end, there really are no shortcuts in breeding ball pythons, and the snakes will be the first to humble you and remind you of that. Juveniles and adults can take longer to acclimate.