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#203595
Ball_Python_Kid
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Winter time and feeding habits 
i know the winter will affect the feeding habits but i was wondering HOW much will it effect it.....
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12/22/04 11:34am
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#203598
BoaBabe448
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Message To: Ball_Python_Kid In reference to Message Id: 203595
Winter time and feeding habits
It depends on age and sex or the animal.
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12/22/04 11:38am
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#203648
SCSnakeman
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Message To: Ball_Python_Kid In reference to Message Id: 203595
Winter time and feeding habits
I have noticed that balls less than two years old don’t change their eating habits any during the winter months. After two they will go off feed for several weeks to several months at the time. My oldest, age unknown, is 54 inches long and she stops eating around the end of October or the first of November and won’t eat again until March. I offer her food ever couple weeks or so but she refuses it.
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12/22/04 12:56pm
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#203696
BoaBabe448
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Message To: SCSnakeman In reference to Message Id: 203648
Winter time and feeding habits
A person I know (she might start coming here soon) has a ball python that she found in the middle of the road, and its about 2 ft. long. It will only eat about every 6 weeks. But its perfectly healthy other than that, I guess it really stressed him out when he was outside in the cold.
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12/22/04 1:47pm
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#203955
SCSnakeman
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Message To: BoaBabe448 In reference to Message Id: 203696
Winter time and feeding habits
Now that would be a rescue! I keep expecting to find an escaped or released exotic when someone calls me to remove a snake from their property but I haven’t yet.
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12/22/04 7:52pm
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#203960
BoaBabe448
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Message To: SCSnakeman In reference to Message Id: 203955
Winter time and feeding habits
Yea, I think that is so awesome. And fortunately she had experience with snakes, so she knew what to do with it. SHe also has a bearded dragon.
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12/22/04 7:58pm
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#203981
Roche
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Message To: BoaBabe448 In reference to Message Id: 203960
Winter time and feeding habits
my BP just stopped eating too. hes only a little over 2 ft so will the winter affect him?
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12/22/04 8:11pm
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#216559
Roxmysox99
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Message To: Roche In reference to Message Id: 203981
Winter time and feeding habits
same here my snake shed so i didnt feed it for a week and 1/2 and now it wont eat rats... its 2 foot and iam sooo confused
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01/08/05 8:48pm
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#216585
Thomas Jones
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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 216559
Winter time and feeding habits
Out of the 25 ball pythons I have. I got maybe 4 or 5 that stop eating. Sadly one of them is my Mojave ball. Who is not even a year old yet. If your house gets real cool at night in the winter i feel this is what makes them go off feed. Everyone double check your cage temps with a reliable thermometer.(A digital one or a temp gun)
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01/08/05 9:30pm
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#217051
Zipzap05
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Message To: Thomas In reference to Message Id: 216585
Winter time and feeding habits
i’m about ready to get my BP and where i live we’ve got snow on the ground so is it better to buy one now?..or wait until the spring or summer months?
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01/09/05 1:21pm
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#217303
SCSnakeman
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Message To: Zipzap05 In reference to Message Id: 217051
Winter time and feeding habits
As long as he is a proven eater and you can keep the cage warm go ahead and buy him.
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01/09/05 5:46pm
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#217311
Zipzap05
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Message To: SCSnakeman In reference to Message Id: 217303
Winter time and feeding habits
ok...just making sure....thanks
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01/09/05 5:54pm
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