I have 4.5 foot male kingsnake, hes about 8 years old, very healthy. But roughly every other summer he stops eating for 2 or 3 months, turns his nose to anything i offer. Than he'll suddenly decide he wants to eat and is back to his normal glutton self. This drives me crazy! He doesnt lose weight and he is active ALL DAY everday when hes not eating, and somtimes a bit of the night to. He has a big tank with proper heat and light schedules and hide boxes. I dont try and force food on him either. He has just come out of a 2 month respite on mice and now is eating like a pig again. Is there a reason why he does this, like a breeding season or something? He is not normally a fussy eater, and he takes prekilled mice. Any answers or advice would be appreitiated!
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Feeding question!
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Males will often go off food for a few weeks or more each year around that time due to the urge to breed. As long as he starts back feeding later in the summer to early fall I wouldn't worry about it what so ever. If he feeds good other times of the year he should have plenty of fat reserves to pull from with no harm at all.
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Randy Whittington
You could always get him a girlfriend so he isn't going through the motions for nothing.
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Randy Whittington
Aside from males not eating during breeding season due to being obsessed with other issues, some snakes will stop eating in the hottest part of the summer. You said he does it every year, so you obviously know its part of who he is and nothing to worry about.
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God Bless Evolution.
