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#1873094
Vwvixen02
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 Around this time of yr he frustrates me helppp
Hey guys, last year around dec my snake went off feed for about 3 months. He’s been pounding down small rats since march every 10 days for me. The last 2 times I tried to feed him, he’s hunted but hasn’t struck. What’s goin on? Nothing has changed as far as temps. Do they sense the winter and slow down? Also he was hangin out of his small black cubby hide does this mean its time to upgrade to a med? He just shed a week and a half ago and pooped so he should be hungry. Idk I need advice I’m holding a rat hostage for another 5 days
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10/02/08 12:11pm
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#1873099
Rabernet
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Message To: Vwvixen02 In reference to Message Id: 1873094
Around this time of yr he frustrates me helppp
Is he your only ball python, or do you have females too? He may be more interested in breeding right now than eating.
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10/02/08 12:16pm
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#1873267
Rick247
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Message To: Rabernet In reference to Message Id: 1873099
Around this time of yr he frustrates me helppp
What is his weight? He will be all right give him some time and watch his weight. If he did it last year and started to feed again right?
good luck with the guy and keep posting.
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10/02/08 05:10pm
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#1873489
Vwvixen02
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Message To: Rick247 In reference to Message Id: 1873267
 Around this time of yr he frustrates me helppp
He’s my only snake, he’s about 494 grams now. Yea but it just scares me when he doesn’t eat. He seems interested but just won’t execute.
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10/02/08 09:03pm
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#1873546
Eves Ball Pythons
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Message To: Vwvixen02 In reference to Message Id: 1873489
Around this time of yr he frustrates me helppp
I have two males like that right now. They express some interest, but it looks like the majority of their interest is in the adult females in the room (& in trying to figure out how to get to them). Neither has eaten in 3 weeks, but they have not lost a gram, so I’m not worried. I continue to offer food every feed day anyway. These guys are 550ish grams each & are both producing sperm plugs. But I have another male that is 800 grams and his chomping away at small f/t rats every week.
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10/02/08 09:51pm
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#1873581
LoftLizard
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Message To: Eves Ball Pythons In reference to Message Id: 1873546
Around this time of yr he frustrates me helppp
All my males have slowed down at that size... between 400-600grams you tend to see a decrease in eating. But to be honest that does seem small for a BP of his age.
If your temps are good and there is no husbandry concerns, he may just be being a BP. I have a few males that are not bred and are kept separate from my breeding females, they paced all of last season and didn’t eat either.
Monitor his weight, and if he’s not losing then I wouldn’t worry too much. Yeah... I know, now so easy is it? :)
Bruce
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10/02/08 10:20pm
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#1873725
Vwvixen02
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Message To: LoftLizard In reference to Message Id: 1873581
Around this time of yr he frustrates me helppp
Yea I guess I’m just concerned. Last winter he was only 3 months and 154 grams so this summer he bulked up to 494 grams. I just don’t want him to lose anything but its only been 2 weeks. Is that small? He just turned 1 year. What’s the average weight for a 1 year old.
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10/03/08 06:39am
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#1875146
Leeperdud
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Message To: Vwvixen02 In reference to Message Id: 1873725
Around this time of yr he frustrates me helppp
there is no average weight for a ball python, they all grow at a diffrent rate, depending on the bp. I think he should be fine.just keep offering food.
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10/05/08 08:05am
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