I got A question.

[midnite_316]

Hey everyone how r you today? it been a long time I have not been here.. but anyway some of you know my snake Cloud well his doing ok but I been worring about him because it been like close to be 4 month that his not eat sigh solud I worry or take him to the vet? I have a vet to take him to it $60 dollers to check on him..or just wait till his ready to eat.. i think his doing that thing like bears do don't eats in the winter but his start it late to me so i can't tell when his ready to eat and I buy one rat every month and his not eat it...the last time I feed him was last jan..

[Nate]

how's your setup? temps? humidity? all that plays a factor...

[Faith]

Hey everyone how r you today? it been a long time I have not been here.. but anyway some of you know my snake Cloud well his doing ok but I been worring about him because it been like close to be 4 month that his not eat sigh solud I worry or take him to the vet? I have a vet to take him to it $60 dollers to check on him..or just wait till his ready to eat.. i think his doing that thing like bears do don't eats in the winter but his start it late to me so i can't tell when his ready to eat and I buy one rat every month and his not eat it...the last time I feed him was last jan..

January 2007?

I had one that wouldn't eat. He had a RI and refused to eat after he got over it. He finally ate 5 months later.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

i think his doing that thing like bears do don't eats in the winter

No he is not. The bear "thing" is called hibernation and in the case of reptiles it is called brumation, however Ball Pythons do not Burmate.

Now BP do go off feed and it can be for various reasons such as overfeeding, breeding, husbandry, illness, stress, etc.

Check your temperature and make sure they are 80-84 on the cool side, 90-94 on the warm side, of course this mean you need to have an accurate reading provided by a digital thermometer/hydrometer such as this one.

Check your humidity and make sure it is between 50%-60%

Make sure the enclosure is in a low traffic area.

Make sure your enclosure is the appropriated size, an enclosure that is too big can be overwhelming, and can cause stress overtime.

Make sure your hides are tight enough so your BP can snug in, all sides must be touching your BP's body (Avoid log hides as they do not really provide enough security for a BP).

If you handle your BP often, try to limit handling (Too much handling can cause stress)

BP will also fast to catch up if the prey they have eaten in the past are too big or if you feed too often, try feeding our BP a prey slightly smaller then the girth size, once a week, and nothing bigger then a small rat (4 weeks old) for an adult BP. This will allow your BP to feed with more consistency.

[midnite_316]

My set up I got from justcage from mgreptiles.com/..
PACKAGE 1:
(1) TUB
(1) 12" STRIP 11" FLEXWATT PLUG AND PLAY
(1) JOHNSON CONTROLS
(4) FEET FOIL TAPE
(1) ESU DIGITAL THERMOMETER

And His makeing new skin right now for the second time without eat for a few month now..I was not thinking I might have feed him to much befor because after his was 1 year old I start to feed him like 2 or 3 time out of a month I start feeding adult way..when his was a baby I use to feed him every one of week.. I tried of going to the pet store every one a week to get a rats for him and his don't eat mice no more it too small.. I don't handle my bp that much..I well say I put him up and hold him like 1-10 out of one week..and sometime I take him out and put him on the floor to chill.. his olny 3 feet long...On the warm side it say 96..but I well put it down to 90-94 I don't know what the cool is...hmm I'm not breeding and + his a male.. I don't have a female...