Quote Originally Posted by bumblebee1028 View Post
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Do you know how much he weighs? I know you said he's around 4 years old, so I'm wondering if it's just him being an adult male ball python. They frequently go off food for part of the year.

I don't know much about Giardia, but did the vet make sure it was gone? A 150 gallon tank is pretty large for a ball python, so I would definitely make sure it's very cluttered so he feels secure, and cover the back and 2 sides with paper. One mouse a week doesn't sound like enough for an adult. I know he's not eating for you now, but I would try to up how much food he's getting (either by giving him more mice at each feeding, or by switching him to small rats). I would try feeding him in his tank, and if he doesn't take it, leave it in with him overnight (since it's frozen/thawed). Make sure you only offer food once a week. They can go several months without eating, so if he doesn't eat, don't worry too much about it, and try again a week later.
when I took him to the vet he tested his feces and said that it should mostly be gone. He also stated that a little bit of giardia is fine because it assists in the digestive process, but too much and it can start eating the nutrients he has causing him to lose tons of weight in a small amount of time. It causes the snake to get gassy and bloated which makes them lose their appetite.

Just before he stopped eating he was eating small rats. Which is why we tried large mice when he stopped eating because we thought that he may want to try something smaller. As far as his enclosure we have a large bonsai tree hide big enough for him to hide in, a half log hide, a large water bowl for him to soak and play around in ( he loves the bowl) and like I said the glass at the top in the center he goes up there to sleep. He is mainly at the bottom when he wants to move around.

Ive be never heard of covering 3 sided of the tank for a snake. I know I needed to do that with my bearded dragon, but never with my snake. He has been in the same enclosure since we got him. Two side of the tank are against the wall, the front faces my desk the other side faces the other desk. We moved about a month ago but we left the set up the same in the house. We try not to change things up. I know how picky my beardie is and try not to let the snakes stress out either.