Quite normal in my experience. Just had my big male northern start eating again after 160 days! ...amazing that he only lost like about 100 grams, from ~2400 at start of fast! Had my Honduran Milk go off for over 170 days ...lost a fair bit but still healthy when he started eating again.



A live offering might turn him around but should be fine just to wait him out. It seems ironic but in my experience, it's when they calm down a bit that they'll go back on feed.



In the case of the northern though, heck, he was 6 feet on his second birthday then shut down and hasn't grown much since. I'm gonna keep him full for while now.



...and at least yours WAS eating well. My '09 Luecy (brother of yours) has been on/off all his life, but he's growing ok and appears extremely healthy. Thing is, they really don't need as much food as we might think anyway. In fact, I suppose that when eating consistently, alot of it is just wasted anyway as they can only grow so fast.



btw, since I'm unable to properly brumate my snakes I suspect their activity cycles etc. are way out of whack, hence odd timing on fasts and mate hunting.



Here's a graph of the northern's feedings and weight...





Brad
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