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I acquired a pair of Het albinos from Loky Herpetology back in May 05. This is my question? The female has been eating okay, she has eating 7 small rats, but the male has only eating one small rat since I got them. Today I went and got some rat pups and the male showed no interest but the female ate 2 pre killed. What could be happening?? Is there something else I can do to get him to eat??

Thanks for the responses.

Tom
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Thomas Sierra
1.1 Irian Jaya
1.1 Ball Pythons Het For Albino
Alb Honduran 3.3
Hypo Honduran 2.2
Anery Hondo 3.7
Tangerine Alb Hondo 1.0
DH Snow Hondo 2.0
Het Tang Alb Hondo 2.2
Het Pin Stripe 0.1

welcome to the world of ball pythons. They eat when they want to eat which is never as much or as often as I want them too. my female het went off food for a 4 months I think(which is a shorter fast) but she will only eat mice so stopping eating wasn't good. My albino eats good for a few weeks then he stops for awhile and then start the process again, it is just how he likes to eat I guess. One adult male was off food since october and is just eating a mouse from time to time.

Best advice is to just keep trying if they want to eat they will if not try again another week.
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Misty Sprouse Ball Pythons

Thanks, I will keep trying but at least the female is eating.

Tom
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Thomas Sierra
1.1 Irian Jaya
1.1 Ball Pythons Het For Albino
Alb Honduran 3.3
Hypo Honduran 2.2
Anery Hondo 3.7
Tangerine Alb Hondo 1.0
DH Snow Hondo 2.0
Het Tang Alb Hondo 2.2
Het Pin Stripe 0.1