Starting to get real fed up with my snake not eating.

[fhbob]

This has been the 1st time my snake has been off feed, he hasn't eaten in almost 2 months now. What am I supposed to do. Temps and humidity are good. I really hate having to buy rats that I just have to throw out because he wont eat them, anything that works for getting a snake back on feed?

[Mike41793]

Don't buy rats. Try and offer like once a month. As long as he doesn't lose too much weight, you're fine.

[Kaorte]

I think mike meant "live" darn you autocorrect!!

If your snake is an adult male, this is pretty typical. Don't worry, he will start eating again soon.

[meowmeowkazoo]

Welcome to the joys of keeping ball pythons.

[RaskaNeil]

Mine still isn't eating still but just weighed him (oh yeah, since November) and his actually went from 1232g to 1248g. He is such a helmet head but I love him.

[Michelle1221]

I have gotten to the point of: It is what it is. Frustration was last month.

[dillan2020]

He should go back soon. i had a few males fasting and in the past 2 weeks they all started eating again except one. he's been off feed since september and doing fine. so 2 months is nothing to worry about.

[martin82531]

Mine still isn't eating still but just weighed him (oh yeah, since November) and his actually went from 1232g to 1248g. He is such a helmet head but I love him.

My normal has been off fed since February. When I weighed him on February 16th he was 874 grams, I weighed him the other day he came in at 883 grams.


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[zeion97]

My female gave me a REALLY hard time... She was around 2,700 grams and went off feed for almost 9 months...l, she went down to around 1800 grams. Her temps and humidity were fine she just stopped eating. Almost every ball goes on a feeding strike at least once, some longer than others. It's one of the "joys" of keeping them. Njust try and feed live once every 3-4 weeks. When he gets hungry hell eat.