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    Okay, there are quite a few issues, I'll try my best to help.

    Snakes should not be housed together, that could easily be the feeding problem. She's uncomfortable and being forced to live with another snake.

    80 is not hot enough, there should be two sides with a gradient temp between 88-92 (on the "hot" side) and 78-84ish on the "cool" side). The temp problems alone could be causing this. These snakes are from Africa where the temps are consistenly over 80 degrees.

    The humidity is probably zero due to the heat lamp. They are unnecessary and kill humidity, especially in a glass tank.

    I am assuming (correct me if I am wrong) but you are not regulating the heating pad (UTH) with a thermostat/rheostat or dimmer? They get VERY hot, mine read over 130 degrees without a thermostat easily.

    If you are using analog dial thermometers and hygrometers, they don't work and are not accurate.

    Here are my suggestions:
    -Get separate enclosures. They will appreciate their own space I promise.
    -Both enclosures should have some sort of UTH on one side, that takes up about 1/3 of the bottom.
    -Both UTHs need to be regulated by a thermostat or rheostat. This is crucial
    -Put two hides in each enclosure, one on hot side and one on cool side. Reptiles are cold blooded and need to be able to thermoregulate their own body temps. They cannot do this if it's always hot or always cool.
    -Invest in a digital thermometer/hygrometer. They sell them at Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, all over. It should be an indoor/outdoor one such as this:
    http://www.amazon.com/Chaney-Instrum...6451073&sr=8-5
    Place the unit on the cool side, and place the probe on the hot side. This way it monitors both sides and gives you a digital read of the humidity at the same time.

    Once you have corrected your husbandry, leave them both alone for a week, then try feeding her a small prey item. If she doesn't eat then, then come back to the site and ask then because there could be another issue, on top of all the others.
    I wish you luck, I truely hope you take the advice you are given by me and others.

    Oh, and read over this caresheet
    http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ius)-Caresheet
    Last edited by Skittles1101; 05-26-2011 at 07:10 PM.
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