I just had a breeding male come off of a six month strike. Look, right now to the snake its breeding season. They go Into a fast that can last 1 month to 10. Now 10 months doesn't happen often but it can. And depending on your response you can make the situation better or worse. Right now even if he decided his strike was over, the continuous trials of feed especially when he doesnt want to eat is stressing him out. During this time of not eating the male should have been getting a biweekly weigh in. Has the male been getting weighed? Then you would clearly know whether you should be trying to change things to get him to eat or even looking at force-feeding as an option. Which I consider a last resort. When a snake stops eating if they aren't dropping a bunch of weight fast you have nothing to worry about.
It sounds like a winter fast. But to be on the safe side check your husbandry. And check his temps. If everything is tip top then let him be, continue to offer food but on a biweekly basis until he resumes feed. The single most valuable tool I have owning reptiles but especially for the balls is a scale. Especially, adult males go off feed and its totally normal. And beleive me they will not go back on until their ready. When I started keeping balls I didn't realize the importance of an activity log for Any snake I kept. Well my first year having an adult bp male I learned the importance of it. Since then I record sheds, feeds, monthly weight, defecations, and abnormal behavior. And since then, I can tell you it goes a long way to have history on the animal that you can physically look at. Saved me many sleepless and worried nights.
Good luck!
Morgan
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