I have a three year old ball python who won't eat we have had her for 2 months can anyone help please!!!?

Question

I have a three year old ball python who won't eat we have had her for 2 months can anyone help please!!!?

Answer 1

Take her to vet with a stool sample. If you haven't done so already, feed in a box. Make sure the mouse is warm enough and of appropriate size.

Answer 2

I had a ball python that I moved when I went to college and she didn't eat for 8 months!  I was freaking out, took her to the vet, and he told me that sometimes they do not adjust well to being moved around a lot.  What I ended up doing, was I stopped offering food, and stopped handling her all together for a few weeks.  After 3 weeks of not offering her any food, I then got her a live mouse (even though she used to eat rats) and gave it to her.  She pounced so quick!  She just needed to be left alone to adjust, and she was getting bored with me trying to feed her so often.

Leave your snake alone for a week or two, don't offer her any food.  After 2 weeks, try giving her one small live prey.

Sometimes the females especially will go off food for months at a time, and its not anything to be worried about.  I think the longest a BP in captivity went without food was a record 18 months...pretty crazy, huh?

Answer 3

well, if i  was you, first i would at least try new things for her to eat. and then you should really take her to the vet. im sorry if that is no help, but hey, i tried

Answer 4

It is actually normal for a ball python to not eat for a while. When mine was four, she wouldn't eat for three months! They can go a while without eating, six months I heard. Don't try feeding it until it starts looking for food again. ( I left a mouse in the cage for a week, but she still didn't eat it) If this continues for longer than 3-4 months though, I would still reccommend a vet. But for now, don't worry about it.