Quote Originally Posted by RosiesBoa
My Rosy has just stopped eating, she will strike at the rat but won't take hold of it and eat it. Nothing has changed, no temp changes, no bedding changes, no hide changes, nothing at all. She usually eats like a champ, sometimes taking two rats at one feeding, but all of a sudden she has just stopped.
She is not in shed, under any stress or sick (that I know of). It has been two weeks since she has eaten and I was wondering if it would be a good idea to try and force feed (which was recommended by someone at a petstore).
Any BP Vets think this is a good idea or would this be too soon?
Well, there are no BP Vets on this site that I'm aware of.

However, 2 weeks in the life of a ball python is nothing. You say she eats 2 rats at a feeding. How often were you feeding her and how large were the rats?

The striking at the rat, but not holding it and eating it is a defensive strike, not a feed response strike, so something has her tweaked, and you need to figure out what it is. I suspect that she's probably self-regulating from having so much food previously.

For what it's worth, my very first ball python fasted for 8 months. Not once did I ever consider an assist or force feed.