I guess you're using mobile then? All my snakes, their names, their species, and year of birth are in my sig.

Bud is the only ball python I own, the rest are of varied species.

I do know that fasting is a normal behavior for them, which is why I haven't been worried about it until now.

The part that doesn't sound normal is the fact that he goes on fasts so often and his level of stress tolerance is ridiculously low. Simply picking up his hide requires a 1-2 day cooling down period, and handling is 2-3 days.

That said, this isn't unheard of just not common. I don't know if I've seen a ball python spend most of its time fasting. It's only in the past year or so he's been eating regularly, and I think it's party because of the addicting nature of mice and partly because I limit handling.

His fasts alone don't worry me, I've learned to deal with them however irritating they may be. It's the sudden increase in weight loss that's giving me a red flag. He shouldn't have lost 10% of his weight in only 3 months.


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