Hi,

Great forum you have here. Very informative. Me and my girl just got a BP rescue about 5 weeks ago. First time snake owners. The rescue group told us he hadn't eaten in about 6 days. We had to wait for another week till the frozen rats arrived , and fed him about a week after getting him. He immediately wrapped the rat up, and fed beautifully. We offered him food a week later, and another succes . Now, here is where things change.. We upgraded his cage from a 30 inch long to a 48 inch ..the night we did this, it was feeding time again, and he did indeed eat . But the last two times we have offered, he hasnt eaten he now has spent the last 3 days under his hide , on the hot side. He used to come out at night and explore , but stopped doing that.

I have a UTH on the hot side , with a Vivarium VE-100 set to 90. The temp inside his hide is about 87-88. The cool side is at 82. These temps I have now are better than what I was getting with the smaller cage .. It took me a few weeks to get it down. I have the hide box with moss inside and the humidity is between 45-55.

So is he just getting used to his new cage? Could this be the non eating issue? I have read on here that a hiding ball python is a happy ball python, so I am just wondering...we are planning on offering him food again tomorrow..it will have been 8 days between the last attempt.

Thank you for any info you can provide!

Mark and christine