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I have a couple of questions, first is that my 5 and a half month old bp had just refused a meal with me for the first time. I know that this is not a problem, but, the temps have dropped in the cage and I was wondering if he is too young to begin brumating? Also, I have just started to handle him more often and 2 out of the last 3 times I have heard him make an odd noise. I dont' know if it can be described as a popping or a clicking, but it happened once when he was out and then I didn't hear it again until I took him out a few days later. Then, again, it happened once. Could this be due to the dropped temps? (The floor temps of the cage are about 87-90 degrees and he switches from the warm to cold side to regulate,the air temp is about 82 degrees) One other thing is how much slower do males grow than females? I have posted about his weight before and someone said that they had a bp about his age that was over 400grams. mine is about 200 right now. Thanks.
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1.0 ball python (vakker)
0.1 dogs
2.1 cockatiels
1.1 chinchillas
Coming soon... 1.1 corn snakes
0.1 axanthic ball python

My BP makes a poping/clicking noise too. Luckily she did it when we were at the vet and the vet said that it is normal.