i dont understand please explain my ball python is weird people have told me in the past i am weird so maybe it was meant to be i offered my BP a rat pup cause i don't want to waste the weaned rats i offer food not interested so i lost my patience finally 3 weeks now not eating i thought maybe is brumarion my 8 months old bearded dragon is brumating right now so i though ok maybe she is too so she is 320 so she only lost 20 grams in 3 weeks i tried assist feed no spit it out ok so i put my BP in the heat pad where she was i reheated the rat and i was planning to put it right by the entrance so if BP needs to get out she has to move the rat out i did it with my hands because i did not think she was going to strike well she did she almost bit my finger lol i really don't understand this BP behaviour maybe she taste it the rat when i put in the mouth and triggered a feeding response but i can tell you one thing if this did not stressed her out nothing will and she actually did not try to bite i hope this snake lives a long time i really like this BP she is just weird on the other hand my corn snake she has not missed a feeding since i got her jan 29 2018 she is 90g and overweight at 90g she should be eating a small souse 12 to 15g but is way to big for the corn so thats how i can tell she is a bit overweight i have cut on her food too she is 9 months old she eats a hopper 6 to 8 g and a pinkie 3 to 4g so all toguether 10 to 12g once a week