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my male ball python which is about 1300 grams wont and hasnt eaten since October. ive read online that sometimes males go off feed for a while but i feel that this is too long. he seems completely healthy, hasnt lost noticeable weight etc. He has access to a clean water dish, adequate space and hide area. I havent changed the food items or anything like that, but when i offer the rat, he just sniffs it and slithers away. Any suggestions on how i would be able to get him to eat? should i leave the PK rat in the tub over night? any input would be appreciated. Thanks
P.S. hes not an import, doesnt have mites

im gonna tell ya what every1 else will offer every 2 weeks or so but he probly wont eat for another month or so he wants one thintg and one thign only right now a nice big girlfriend lol he will be fine i have had males and females go longer without food and no problem with them then one day they are eating everythgin i toss at them

Tim's right. It's their breeding season right now and they generally go off feed during this time. I've got an old female that goes off in Sept. or Oct. every year and doesn't eat again till June the next year. As long as he's not loosing an appreciable amount of weight he'll be fine. Just wait him out.

Quig
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Try a smaller rat or a mouse. Sometimes a mouse will get them going again, then you can put a rat back in next week and he'll get going.
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thanks