Re: Spotted Python Won't Eat
Although I don't work with spotted pythons, I do work with the closely related Stimson's pythons, so hopefully I can offer a few thoughts.
It's common for adults to eat less during the winter. However, a six-month-old should normally be eating at every opportunity. Assuming that the snake is well established and normally feeding well on frozen thawed rodents, I'm going to guess that the issue is one of two things- presentation or temperature.
At feeding time, are you teasing the snake into striking the rodent, or just dropping it in the enclosure and hoping for the best? What is the temp of the thawed rodent?
What is the temp of the enclosure's hot spot? If it's too cold, the snake may not eat. 95f isn't too hot, as long as it has a cool area to retreat to.
If you can provide some additional info about how it is housed and fed, that may give us a solution.
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