It's been a month since her last meal!!! Help

[samgoody9]

So it's been a month since my snakes last meal since then she shows no interest in her meals but I have made some changes for example I moved her from her 41 qt bin to a 30 gl tank and move her from the top shelf to the bottom shelf which sits on the floor temps are 86 on the wamr spot humidity is 60 she was 317 grams and now she 307 i didnt handle her for a week and a half and still wont eat Somebody help could this change I made he the reason she hasn't ate

[Rob]

I think this type of thread is the most common here. Could it have something to do with moving? Yup. Could it have nothing todo with moving? Yup. I think The biggest PITA about keeping ball pythons is sometimes they just say eh I'm not eating for while. A month isn't that long for a BP to go off food, my 2cents is keep presenting food every week. When it wants to eat it will. Now that being said if it goes months and months and the snake appears to be unhealthy then I would be worried.

[The Serpent Merchant]

First off, a month is nothing for a BP, they can go over a year without food.

My guess is that his hot spot is 't hot enough, it really needs to be between 88-92 degrees, 86 isn't going to cut it. Also you would probably be better off in the tub vs the 30 gallon tank.

[Zombie]

So it's been a month since my snakes last meal since then she shows no interest in her meals but I have made some changes for example I moved her from her 41 qt bin to a 30 gl tank and move her from the top shelf to the bottom shelf which sits on the floor temps are 86 on the wamr spot humidity is 60 she was 317 grams and now she 307 i didnt handle her for a week and a half and still wont eat Somebody help could this change I made he the reason she hasn't ate

86° is low for basking, bump it up to 90-92. Cover 3/4 of the tank with something she can't see thru so she feels more safe. Do you have 2 hides one on each side of the tank? What's the ambient temp in the tank (cold side)?

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[zeion97]

The three post above me are all very good suggestions. My advice to you? Follow what they say, and also just calm down. I had a female BP go anywhere from 12-22 months without food. It just happens, her temps and humidity were good just some times they say "well, lets irritate our owner and go off of feed. " LOL. But in the end, just raise your temps and wait a week, after offering every 2 weeks she finally took a large rat and OS now a champ eater.

[samgoody9]

Yea she does have 2 hides water bowl I put a lot of coco husk she always burrows under she very active at night as well

[Zombie]

Yea she does have 2 hides water bowl I put a lot of coco husk she always burrows under she very active at night as well

Bump her temps up, only try feeding her once a week so she doesn't get too stressed and as long as she isn't losing weight then don't worry about. If she starts losing weight and looking lethargic then start worrying.

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[RestlessRobie]

Everyone has given great advice Up the temps a little and take a deep breath. My Normal male went 3 and 1/2 months lost almost 40grams 300 down to about 260 and sudenly decided to eat again. He is back up to weight and doing great. This is what they do try to stress you out by not eating that is one of the joys of owning a Ball Python