The Strike is Over!

[wendhend]

It's amazing how much the time of year affects ball pythons' appetites! All of my male ball pythons with the exception of the baby have been fasting for the past few months. I always offer them food weekly knowing they probably won't want it. And tonight..... all of the sudden..... all of the boys are hungry and accepting food again! The hunger strike is over! Anybody else found the same thing? I guess I better get that order placed with Rodentpro.com very soon!

[ballpythonluvr]

My male normal just came off a 60 day feeding strike last weekend. I bought a live mouse and thought what the hell, I will give it a go. He actually ate the mouse much to my surprise.

[PitOnTheProwl]

All of my males except the spider have been feeding normally. This spider is driving me crazy though

[thedarkwolf25]

My male is also currently on strike and has been for about 3 weeks now. His weight loss is minimal so I am not worried. The female is still pounding rats down though lol

[C&H Exotic Morphs]

Yeah our Male Spider just took his first meal in alittle over 5 months last Saturday! Hopefully he will eat again this weekend and confirm the end of his fast.

[interloc]

I'm noticing a trend here. My male spider has eaten for 2weeks now. I had to give him live. I will try switching him back to f/t when he puts some weight on. Interesting all the stories here have been male spiders. ??????


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[el8ch]

I feel your pain!

3 of my guys have been off food for almost 2 months now, it is a repeat of last year...

[PitOnTheProwl]

3 weeks to 2 months
try going on 10 months

[el8ch]

3 weeks to 2 months
try going on 10 months

10 months!!!! That would frustrate the heck outta me....

[wendhend]

Now ten months is a long time to fast! I think the longest I've ever had one fast is for about six to seven months...... and he seems to do that every year with no significanct weight loss. It seriously doesn't bother or worry me anymore, because I realize it is normal for him and that he will be fine and resume feeding when he feels like it. And talk about low-maintenance pets! No expense to the owner OR poop to clean up for months at a time!