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I got my first ball about 2 months ago. She ate right away when I got her home and she ate 3 other times after that, no problem. I moved 2 1/2 weeks ago and now she won't eat. She actually wouldn't eat before I moved so it's been 3 1/2 weeks since she has eaten. Do I continue to wait it out? She doesn't seem unhealthy, her skin isn't overly wrinkly. Should I just continue to wait and hope she'll eat soon? When do you decide to do something about your ball not eating? Her home didn't change, just mine. Her temps and humidity are all good and I check them a couple of times daily. I don't know what else to do.

changing of the seasons can trigger loss of appetite.

If you practice good husbandry, YOU control the seasons. Not the weather outside.

Still better than everybody, as I see. But for this time I must admit you're right. Keep going, you're improving...
LOL

Well, to an extent. But there are some things about "the weather" we cannot control. Different times of the year will change different things such as barometric pressure. Many animals are sensitive to these changes. I have observed Ball Pythons raising up and holding a "cobra" pose just before an oncoming storm - some for an hour or more.
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Jay A. Martin

Jmartin, I've never noticed that, thanks for pointing it out, I'll keep my eyes open for that one. Learn something new every day. At least you don't respond with asinine remarks, and stupid comments, thank you for that. You are a gentleman.

Ok for the game over, if it's your choice!

For the spellcheck, your finish, as always, by a stupid remark. I've told I'm foreigner...
Tu veux qu'on parle francais, gros con de ricain de mes deux, et qu'on voit si tu connais deux ronds d'une langue étrangere ou si tu es aussi ignare et débile que tu en as l'air?

I'm always learning. It's pretty amazing what some animals have that's built into their systems. It is my understanding that most animals have an internal barometer. I first learned this when studying the behavior of North American White-Tail deer.
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Jay A. Martin

In addition to changing seasons, a plethora of other reasons may cause a BP to fast. You might try a differant food item; even color of a food item may make the diff. Try a little bit smaller live food item.
Another technique is to change its cage. Try a new hide. Up the humidity. Give it a climbing branch, well secured. Try all 3.
Otherwise, wait it out. BP's can go a long time w/o ill effects.
Scott J. Michaels DVM