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02-14-05, 01:49 PM
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Join Date: Oct-2004
Location: weird planet called earth
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your bp and eating
What's the longest your bp has gone without eating?
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02-14-05, 04:43 PM
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Super Genius
Join Date: Nov-2002
Location: Southwestern Ontario
Age: 49
Posts: 6,292
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I've had a male albino go 9 months without a meal.
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02-14-05, 05:24 PM
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Join Date: Aug-2002
Location: Manitoba
Posts: 4,971
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I'm lucky!  I've only had one go 5-6 months... so far. 
But that wasn't as much about the snake going off food as it was a battle between me and the snake concerning food preferences... the snake won!  Hamsters it is. LOL
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02-14-05, 05:44 PM
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Super Genius
Join Date: Nov-2002
Location: Southwestern Ontario
Age: 49
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Wwwww-ch!
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02-14-05, 05:58 PM
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Join Date: Jan-2005
Location: South Western Ontario
Age: 54
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Oh no! Hamsters? LOL do they breed easy?
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02-14-05, 08:00 PM
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Join Date: Apr-2003
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Age: 37
Posts: 5,322
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My male is at around 3 months now. Ive already cracked and offered mice, but he still didnt eat...so now im going to hold off until I win!!!
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02-14-05, 08:02 PM
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Join Date: Mar-2002
Location: BC
Posts: 9,740
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2 are at 8 months now. Longest is 10.5 months. Adult male. I never stress about BP's eating anymore. Keep the temps and everything the way it should be, and they'll eat when they want, how they want.
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02-14-05, 08:21 PM
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Join Date: Oct-2004
Posts: 201
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In all my searching I can't seem to remember anyone actually losing a ball to starvation (and not another illness which symptom included loss of appetite). Has this happened to anyone?
Also, if a snake refuses to eat for 10 months, how do you determine how often to offer the food? Would you just not offer food at all for say a month?
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02-14-05, 08:24 PM
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Join Date: Nov-2004
Location: Manitoba
Age: 34
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Mine record has been a month or two
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02-14-05, 09:20 PM
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Join Date: May-2004
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Age: 36
Posts: 406
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I think that if your ball went off food for 10 months, and you only have one then other about every two weeks but if you have multiple balls to feed then just unthaw what you need for the ones that are eating and offer the non-feeder first that way you don't waste food if he does not eat that week. But if he does decide to take food then just unthaw another one. But thats just IMO. HTH
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0.2 malaysian bloods, 1.0 pastel ball pthon, 1.1 het albino ball python, 0.2 66% het albino ball python, 0.6 50% het albino ball python, 0.12 normal ball pythons, 1.0 normal ball pythons, 1.0 rainwater albino leopard gecko, 0.1 reg leopard geckos.
Thats all for now, will have more soon (Hopefully)
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02-14-05, 10:05 PM
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Join Date: Oct-2004
Location: GTA
Age: 48
Posts: 165
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A wild caught specimen is recorded as not eating for 25 months. It was an adult kept at the london zoo (uk)
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Paul
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02-14-05, 10:39 PM
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Join Date: May-2004
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Age: 36
Posts: 406
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That is crazy.
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Sid.Laan
0.2 malaysian bloods, 1.0 pastel ball pthon, 1.1 het albino ball python, 0.2 66% het albino ball python, 0.6 50% het albino ball python, 0.12 normal ball pythons, 1.0 normal ball pythons, 1.0 rainwater albino leopard gecko, 0.1 reg leopard geckos.
Thats all for now, will have more soon (Hopefully)
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02-15-05, 12:08 AM
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Join Date: Aug-2002
Location: Manitoba
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Naw... the hamsters aren't all that bad. At least she POUNDS them back when they're offered. I will try to get her on rats after she lays for me... hopefully this year but she is a bit, how do they say it in junior high... "tight"?
Jeff has the right idea. Just make sure the setup you have going it bang on and try not to worry. 
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02-15-05, 12:38 AM
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Join Date: Aug-2003
Location: SJ, NB
Age: 46
Posts: 834
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I had a male that ate once in the eight months i had him. Now I have learned his secret and he eats rats like mad (for now we shall see).
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02-15-05, 02:28 AM
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Join Date: Mar-2002
Location: BC
Posts: 9,740
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how do you determine how often to offer the food?
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Its pretty easy to tell if a Ball is going to eat, just by looking at the cage at around 9pm. Cruising or hiding is a no go, so don't bother feeding. Plus it helps to have 200 other snakes if they don't eat. Nothing goes to waste. Could be tough with only one or two snakes.
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