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Hi.

My Monty, about 1.5 years old, has suddenly gone off his food (pre-killed adult mice). He was picky on the last one which was about two weeks ago. He has been eating regularly one mouse a week up until this. He has shed, deficated, and looks great (eyes clear, no discharge, shiny body). He wanders around at night, in his cage, of course, and acts normal. Temps are fine, I think... 83 in cool end and 98 in hot end (next to his wet box).

So, how long can he go without feeding?

Thanks,
Karen

Your guy just wants a girlfriend! He will probably eat sporadically or not at all for the winter but start eating well again around April.

He will probably eat off an on.Try every couple weeks to see if he will eat.He has girls on the brain. Boys will be Boys!

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>> Temps are fine, I think... 83 in cool end and 98 in hot end (next to his wet box).

I’m not sure if you mean air temperatures, or you’re measuring particular surface temps on the cage floor. But that sounds rather high, particularly the maximum side of the range. When measuring the surface temperatures of my ball pythons with an infrared temp gun, it’s rare to see temperatures of 86 or 87 degrees F. That would be after feeding (and then only occasionally) or soon before laying eggs. Much of the time they register a maximum of 81 to 83, and soon, as the breeding season progresses, they will begin to search out much cooler parts of their cages.

-Joan