1000g curse

[bobmurffy]

So I have read a little bit about this, but Im not real sure about it. I have 2 females who are both right around the 1000g mark. 1 was 1160g's and the other about 900g's, both of which were aggressive eaters. The bigger of the 2 females stopped feeding about Feb. and the last 2nd one just stopped about a month ago. I was just wondering if there are any tricks to do or anything than would help me get them back feeding! thanks

[RichsBallPythons]

Nope nothing you can do but offer normal prey each week or other week.

Ive got few that are at 1000g and went off feed as well.

[JLC]

My first girl did that as well, right around 1000g. After a many weeks of refusals, I switched from rats to mice and she pounded them. She ate mice steadily for a few months and then quit eating again. After a several weeks of refusals, I switched back to rats and she pounded again.

I'm not offering any specific advice...just sharing my experience with one particular snake.

[BallsUnlimited]

all my girls who were 1k grams went off food and now there all one by one coming back around and starting to eat again. It gets annoying when they go off food but that just comes with owning a bp.

[SNIKTTIME]

My first girl did that as well, right around 1000g. After a many weeks of refusals, I switched from rats to mice and she pounded them. She ate mice steadily for a few months and then quit eating again. After a several weeks of refusals, I switched back to rats and she pounded again.

I'm not offering any specific advice...just sharing my experience with one particular snake.

Same here, had 3 females between 950-1200 all stopped eating offered live mice and put them in the hide with the snake and whammo!!. Still not eating as consistent as they were before the fast, but I am hearing that this has been a very odd season feeding and breeding wise for a lot of people.

[stevepoppers]

I wouldn't say there's nothing you can do. I mean you can try all the usual feeding tricks, but they're probably at that mid-growth fast and there's nothing you can do that will succeed.

Switch prey up. Scent with chicken or tuna. Brain. Idk what else...

[dracovolans]

I'm not sure about this but the same happen to me with females that are 3 yrs old and I was waiting for them to get to the 1500g mark and they just stop eating by Feb.

I think this happen because they are cycling and I think that if they were in the wild they will be breeding already.

Not sure about this, just thinking.

[greghall]

Try breeding them alot of time it will stimulate feeding.only other thing is to wait them out! I have a 08 female albino off since december may try some falgile on her.