hello! i have had my 2 year old ball python for about a year now and she's been inconsistently eating lately. her temps tend to be 67-69 on the cool side, and 76-79 on the warm side. she's on frozen small rats (she was about 840g last time i weighed her). sometimes she'll take the rat and sometimes she won't, i offer her every week. i used to handle her pretty consistently (2 or 3 times a week) but i havent handled her in quite a while because i remember reading on this forum that it is best to wait until they take 3 consistent meals before handling, and at most she's managed two meals in a row before rejecting the 3rd...
just now, i tried feeding her and i was really optimistic she would take it because she was active and showed interest at me opening her tank, but when i dangled the ratty, she literally turned away her head! she sometimes came up and sniffed it but just seemed bored, even when i made it dance. for now, i've left the rat in her tank and turned off the lights in the room in hope she'll take it. i'm just wondering if i'm doing something wrong? like do i need to raise her temps or just offer her less...?
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