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Can anyone help? Ihave had a female graybanded for about 3years now she is now just over 3,She normally stops eating for about 6 to 8 weeks every year this year she has not eaten since October. I have tried everything From reducing the size of her mice to turning down her temp for a few weeks to no avail. She looks quite healthy and no noticable signs of malnutrition.When I try to feed her she will smell the food and has at times buried it I am at a loss for what to do next

Regards Colin

snakes sometimes go on fasts for reasons unknown to us...they just do. I would say that as long as she is not loosing body mass, and appears healthy, not to stress it too much. Continue to offer her food every few weeks, and monitor her weight and look for any signs of malnutrition or emaciation.

I had the exact same problem until today. My gray band did not eat from October until this morning! I was concerned and had her examined by a good snake vet. She checked out ok and no parasites. I kept offering her f/t mice, fuzzies, and even pinkies. I even tried the exposed brain trick (yuck). Nothing seemed to work. Then last week she actually put her mouth on a mouse but regected it. Today she ate a young small f/t mouse! This was the first time I offered food in the AM. Try anything. For me this is what worked: I came into work and found her exploring the cage. I stopped my normal coffee routine and offered her food. Happy snake. I agree with the previous post. Don't worry unless your snake starts to thin out. I've watched my snake drink water on a regular basis so I was not too worried. Good luck and let us know what happens.