Ball python hasnt eaten in year 1/2

[Jonas]

Ah ok, from what I've seen on these forums, that would be considered assist feeding. Does the snake have both a cool side and hot spot with identical hides on both sides? Hot spot should be about 90. You said in your last post that the temp you gave was the overall air temp of the cage but ball pythons need belly heat to digest their food. I'm not sure I've heard of a repti-temp 5000R but I'm guessing it's some kind of thermostat? If it is then where is the probe located that measures the temps?

yes she has a hot spot and a cool side. But no identical hides. i kept her in a rack for a while but now she is just in a rack tub. Yup its a thermostat. the probe chills in between the substrate.

[Jonas]

What type of enclosure is she in? What are you using to measure temps?

She is in a rack tub. look at my other comments for your answer

[BlueMoonExotics]

The only other thing I can think of that is obvious from your posts is this mysterious scale problem. As others have said, I would make sure your temps are about 90 for her belly heat. If you can find what the diagnosis was then maybe someone else on here has some experience with it. Any ill animal will often have eating problems. Considering ball pythons are notorious for going off feed for long periods of time for what is seemingly no reason at all, I'm sure that an ongoing illness wouldn't help that situation. Hopefully someone can think of something that you can try that will help you. I hope she starts eating for you soon though. That is a long time to not eat on her own.

[Annarose15]

Give her some hides or move her to a smaller tub. Just because your other snakes might do fine in the setup they're in, doesn't mean she feels secure there. What kind of substrate is she on? Have you tried something "fluffier" like aspen? If your ambient temp is 84deg, what is your hot spot? That is a pretty warm ambient and doesn't give much gradient if you also have a hot spot in the tub. Have you tried leaving the F/T or a live rat pup in overnight without disturbing her?

[Emmastaff]

Have you offered live?

[ExotixTowing]

What is her weight ??

how is she outside of her tank ?

Have you attempted to feed outside of her tub ?

My normal loves to eat then run to his tree (Cool Side) he climbs it and chills everyonce and a while he will feed from the tree its cool to see

[FireStorm]

She is in a rack tub. look at my other comments for your answer

If you are relying on the ReptiTemp as your only way of measuring temps, you need to buy a decent digital thermometer. No matter what thermostat you have, you still need a thermometer to verify the temps, and the ReptiTemp isn't known for its accuracy so there is no way I would trust that as the only temp measurement. In order for us to help you, we need an accurate measurement of the hot and cool side temps. If you have a snake that is giving you this much trouble with feeding, it really makes me suspect that there is something about the husbandry that needs to change.

[Jonas]

Give her some hides or move her to a smaller tub. Just because your other snakes might do fine in the setup they're in, doesn't mean she feels secure there. What kind of substrate is she on? Have you tried something "fluffier" like aspen? If your ambient temp is 84deg, what is your hot spot? That is a pretty warm ambient and doesn't give much gradient if you also have a hot spot in the tub. Have you tried leaving the F/T or a live rat pup in overnight without disturbing her?

ok ill get her another hide. Moved her to a smaller tub. she is on paper towel. yes i have tried aspen and eco-earth. My hot spot is 89. Should i lower ambient temps? yes i have tried leaving it in there. when i come back in the morning. the rat/mouse is usually bloodied up from getting bit. She is very aggressive.

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Have you offered live?

yes

[Annarose15]

ok ill get her another hide. Moved her to a smaller tub. she is on paper towel. yes i have tried aspen and eco-earth. My hot spot is 89. Should i lower ambient temps? yes i have tried leaving it in there. when i come back in the morning. the rat/mouse is usually bloodied up from getting bit. She is very aggressive.

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yes

Hot spot sounds good, but yes, I would drop ambient about 4 degrees. Give her a week in her new environment, and try a live rat pup overnight. Good luck!

[Jonas]

What is her weight ??

how is she outside of her tank ?

Have you attempted to feed outside of her tub ?

My normal loves to eat then run to his tree (Cool Side) he climbs it and chills everyonce and a while he will feed from the tree its cool to see

She just does the same thing. She defensively strikes it. Shes about 1500 grams