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Hello everyone! This is my first post.

My two year old male Pastel Ball Python hasn't eaten in eight months. I have attempted to feed him a small pre-killed rat every 1-2 weeks but looks at it like he is about to eat it and backs away after about a minute. Sometimes he will come back out again but the same thing happens. He is still active and aware of his surroundings. He lost a little weight, but not enough to be too worried about. His living conditions are close to perfect. The hot spot stays at about 90 degrees and the humidity is always around 60% to 75%. He is in a 40 gallon tank with a 41 quart sterilite tub lid on top of the screen to keep in humidity. His substrate is Cypress mulch. Do you have any idea what's wrong? Thanks for your help!


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My male albino is about the same age as your pastel and he just got off his 9 month hunger strike yesterday. When I first got him, he was my best eater. Never missed a meal and was always eager for 2nds. Once he reached that dreaded 1k mark, he wouldn't even think of eating. I always tried every week and offered him his usual f/t small rat and he finally took it. He lost a little weight but not much. Keep offering and eventually he will eat. Good luck and keep us posted.