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I have a male and a female ball they are 07 babies. they always eat whenever i offer food. but for the last three weeks they have not eaten anything they dont even seem interested in it. whats the deal? temps are the same and i even moved them into another room where there is not too much traffic. any idea? a week i wasnt so worried but going on three weeks now

When did you move them?

3 weeks isn't too long to go with no food. don't panick.

Depending on when you moved them, they may be adjusting again-- They may have just skipped a week of food, then they moved, and now they're like 'hey, where are we now' and aren't 'comfortable' enough to eat.

Keep trying== or move them back-- and try again in a week...

Keep your handling to a minimum. Maybe cover the sides and back with a towel-- offer another hide...

Or you can do the brown bag thing-- put the snake and a pinky in a brown paper bag for a few hours-- and see if they eat that way.

Beth
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welcome to the world of ball pythons. They can drive you crazy on the feeding issue. Hang in their.
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yeah they havent been moved in that room for very long. also one of my friends has a ball and seeing as how we live in norman oklahoma the most humid muggy place i have ever been he says that that sometimes jacks with thier feeding? i will those though and see if that works. thanks for the tips

Yup-- I live in Tulsa-- I KNOW about the humidity-- (Ak! My hair!--lol)

I think they'll be ok in either room. Cover them up, offer another hide, try the bag trick-- and just give them some time without being handled.
They'll come around-- If they still don't eat in say, 3 weeks- re-post and we'll come up with some other ideas.

Beth
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yeah the humidity sucks. i thought that they would be ok too they are climate controlled so i didnt think that would be an issue. ill try the bag trick today. thats a pretty neat idea