Loss of apatite has two reasons from a biological standpoint. First is time of year if their biological clock says time to hibernate then they quit eating since they will cool down and will be unable to digest food, they need to clear out their system cool temps in a house will have the same effect.

Breeding, males will quit eating around the time of year they breed usually spring or fall. This is convenient since they can be cannibalistic and males are usually larger. There are adult snakes that can quit eating for over a year without any ill effects.
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