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hi i have 2 ball pythons tyson and lucy the thing is recently it has been hard to get tyson to eat anything tonight lucy took a small mouse and 3 fuzzies and tyson took 1 fuzzie fine but was not one bit interested in anything else at all is there a reason for this?? i dont know if this will make a difference but lucy is a girl and tyson is a boy both about 4 months old??
any comments at all would be greatly appreciated

I have one question for you. Do you keep your two balls in the same environment? If so, the female has become dominant over the male, and he is afraid to eat. Either way, do not expect your balls to eat every time you try to feed them, they are very finicky, and for that reason, not a beginner snake. I can't tell you how many gray hairs I have from my snakes not eating for months on end, and guess what? In the end, after months of not eating, they ate again and were no worse the wear for it. Hang in there.

yes they are both in the same tank but i try to feed them in different ends of the tank they have been in the same tank since hatchlings and spend a lot of time together i take on board everything you or anyone has to say but thank you for replying if you have anything you need to say please do so

p.s i have posted a pic below i keep my bps in the top tank which is 4x2x2

Perhaps try feeding them in separate tubs? Maybe the female is a little too threatening when it comes to food. Also try him with something slightly bigger if he can manage it, sometimes things just get too small to be significant to them.

I would in no way house the two animals together. Feeding them in the same enclosure is not a good practice either. I also agree with feeding larger prey items. All of my BP's start w/ small adult mice (hoppers at the very least) or rat pups/fuzzies. I truly believe the animals will do better if seperated. Only my 2 cents and I would hope you'd consider searching this forum and getting other's opinions. I'm sure the vast majority will agree.
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I have found with younger BP's that separating them and giving them a snug hiding spot usually kicks in stubborn feeders.
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