What the hell?

[catalystsupreme]

Sounds like he/she wants to breed! And shut down like some do this time of year...

he's only a year old, would he be ready to breed already?


Xdeus never had him at the vet he was always my best, never had odd behavior until now..male

[JoshJP7]

my two guesses.... #1 hes in shed... just bc you dont see blue eyes or nasty looking skin doesnt mean they arnt in shed... When i got my clown about a month ago she was just about to be in shed and was nasty as hell... striking at me like 5 times when i tried to get her out... im like damn this girl has a real attitude... I never saw blue or would have expected shed but sure enough a couple days later she shed and now shes as sweet as can be.

guess #2... jas called it out... breeding time... My 1 yr old female hasnt eaten in 3-4 weeks and im leaning towards breeding season. Nothings changes in husbandry she just wont eat... Acts normal and everything just doesnt want to eat... ill keep offering to her every week like normal and hopefully shell eat soon bc she needs to gain some weight be4 next yr breeding

[Elvyra's Keeper]

What do you do with the mouse if the snake doesn't want it? I know it's off topic, I was just dieing to know.

[JASBALLS]

What do you do with the mouse if the snake doesn't want it? I know it's off topic, I was just dieing to know.

You eat it..

[catalystsupreme]

What do you do with the mouse if the snake doesn't want it? I know it's off topic, I was just dieing to know.

I eat it, lol
No i have a little terrarium for them, i used to breed them

[Elvyra's Keeper]

Oh, well what if you don't breed them?

[Ladydragon]

What do you do with the mouse if the snake doesn't want it? I know it's off topic, I was just dieing to know.

I have a spare 5 gallon tank that I've used to "keep" the feeder mice in if my corns didn't want to eat them on their feeding day. It gives me a chance to feed the mouse myself for a week and make sure it has nutritional value for the snake. And when the mouse gets fed, I disinfect the cage for the next time.

[Elvyra's Keeper]

Sounds like a good idea, thanks. Mine hasn't refused any food, YET. I'm sure she will at some point. She has been fed 3-4 times now, and it only takes about 15-30 seconds for her to take it, even when she had her cloudy eyes, which really surprised me. I expected her to refuse it.

[catalystsupreme]

yeah, he used to eat with cloudy eyes and milky skin never refuse until now. thats why it so bizarre to me

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I have had my ball python for over a year, nothing has change in his husbandry. Now he hasn't eaten in over a month. the only thing that has change i switch him over from mice to rats, he has eaten two rats and now he doesn't want to eat niether. what the hell?

Couple of thing here can you elaborate on your setup

Temps, Humidity, type of thermometer/hygrometer, type of hides, size of enclosure etc

While nothing has change sometimes husbandry issues will cause problems overtime.

How much weight has you BP lost exactly? How much did he weight before going of feed how much does he weight now, and when was his last meal?

I can tell you that every single one of my BP that are a year and over are eating right now!

As an owner the first thing to do is to try to find out if there is anything that can be done so your BP resume feeding.