Hi all,

My 3yr old female ball python has not eaten since October.

I understand it is normal for some snakes, esp female, to stop eating during the winter, especially here in Europe where temps can be low in winter, and there is a huge difference in daylight hours between the seasons. The knowledgeable lady in the reptile store told me that its "normal" and she will start eating again at the end of april.

We're now getting into may, and the weather has been unseasonably warm, and she is still completely ignoring food, and, apart from moving between hot and cooler side she is completely inactive.

Does anyone have any experience of "winter anorexia" and should I be concerned?

Thanks from Amsterdam.