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my male BP wont feed it has been about 2months now since he has eaten anything and nothing has changed in his tank, and I have taken him to the vet whom has given him a clean bill of health any advice would be greatly appreciated.

what i did for my wc's that wouldn't eat was raise the temp. since the winter is coming in the temperature has been dropping. so what i did was putting in a stronger bulb to bring the temp to about 91-92. after half a week they both ate like champs and i had them without eating for 3 months. hope this method helps you.

Which means it's also Breeding Season. Many BPs won't eat from now until January or February. This is normal, no matter what you do to the temps. If your snake is otherwise healthy and alert, and doesn't lose any appreciable weight, then you've got nothing to worry about.

Welcome to Ball Python ownership!

ty both for your insight I can sleep easy now this is my first bp I have raised and bred cali kings before so when my friend said he couldn't keep his bp and columbian red tail boa I jumped on them real fast and so far this has been the only problem I have

They work beautifully for me.
Hope that helps.
Greg
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no worries! mine didn't eat for 10 months, I was worried sick, tried mice after hamsters after gerbils, dead and alive, everything! but he refused.

till one fine day.. I haven't tried feeding him for two months, just left him alone, cleaned his cage, gave him water. and he ate, that day.

ball pythons would start eating again when they want to. I guess I just have to be patient, and trust that our snakes will be OK!

good luck.