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Whats up guys....i still have a macklots python not eating...last time he ate was oct 30.. i have one bout the same size in the same cage eating like a chain saw still..think that ones a girl!!! When should i start think bout taking the one not eating to the vet? 2 months in starting to get me a little stressed....thanks for any advise

He's still not hungry, just horny

Yup! No need for the vet. I've got a male that stops eating from August until March! All he wants is the ladies.
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Mike Curtin

Many of my snakes got into the habit of winter fasting. The ones that did, I stop feeding Oct 31 and don't bother feeding until March 1 of the following year. Go with the flow. You'll save a lot of money on feeders.

The critters in the pic below are part of the 4 month fast crew.

Doug T

>>Whats up guys....i still have a macklots python not eating...last time he ate was oct 30.. i have one bout the same size in the same cage eating like a chain saw still..think that ones a girl!!! When should i start think bout taking the one not eating to the vet? 2 months in starting to get me a little stressed....thanks for any advise

Doug Taylor Reptiles

Just how big/ old are they?

Try separating them. Few snakes do well kept communally.
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"We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words."
- Anna Sewell (1820-1878)

thanks guys...he starting eating again last week!!!!!!!!!