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Re: My ball python has not eaten since August, Any advice?
 Originally Posted by Niveis Frigoro
hello!
Unfortunately, My ball python has not eaten since August. The last time I fed her she took a small PK rat just fine, but after that she never took again.
whenever I attempt to feed her, she seems interested for a few moments, before tucking her head back into her hide and avoiding the rat. As of late she has shown barley any interest.
I took her to the vet back in November, she had a fecal done and a general physical and she had no problems or signs of parasites.
Here's her husbandry:
Tank size: 4 ft x 2 ft x 16 Inch PVC tank
Hot side temp: 87-92 Degrees
Cold side temp: 80-75, 75-70 on colder days.
Humidity: often stays at around 65% goes up to 75% after being misted.
Substrate: eco earth mixed with rainforest bedding, Substrate is humid but not wet.
Tank decor: two hides, a cork tube, water dish big enough to soak in, fake plants, and one real Jade Plant. Also some rocks and vines.
Lighting: LED, Its on a timer and is on for 12 hours a day.
Here's what ive tried in terms of food:
Frozen rats, dry
Frozen rats, wet
Frozen rats, hot
Frozen rats, cold.
Different colored rats.
Pre-killed
Pre-killed, bled
Pre-killed lots of wiggling
Live, Showed barley any interest. Certainly more than the other times but still minimal.
I try to feed her about once every two weeks.
Im super worried about her, she's still at an ok weight but she's getting thin and I want to try all that I can before we have to have a vet force feed her. I know that that is SUPER stressful for them so I want to try everything that I can.
For what it’s worth , over the last decade or so I’ve had one Royal that went 15 MONTHS without eating and another that went 9 months .. both were always active and healthy and neither lost weight .. oh and both eat every time now !
I also bought a non feeding adult ( huge discount) and after refusing every kind of rodent known to man he thankfully decided that he likes warmed up day old chicks ( 2 or 3 each time ) .
PS
I’ve sent you a detailed copy the Hairdryer method 
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