Spider ball not eating ..

[maximus30576]

I got a spider ball on July 2 that was used as a breeder male . He was with females just before i got him according to the shop i bought him at . After a week of settling in i offered him a rat and every week since but he has not eaten yet . He still looks healthy and he roams his cage at night so ive tried feeding at night , in a dark tub , tried mice , tried frozen thawed , live .. You name it ive tried it . Im not to worried yet because i know they can go for months not eating but my question is .....How much weightloss should i expect before starting to worry . He was at 1395g when i got him and he is at 1345g now . Just hoping maybe a breeder or someone that knows more than me can shed some light .. Thanks in advance

[Dehlida]

Originally Posted by maximus30576

I got a spider ball on July 2 that was used as a breeder male . He was with females just before i got him according to the shop i bought him at . After a week of settling in i offered him a rat and every week since but he has not eaten yet . He still looks healthy and he roams his cage at night so ive tried feeding at night , in a dark tub , tried mice , tried frozen thawed , live .. You name it ive tried it . Im not to worried yet because i know they can go for months not eating but my question is .....How much weightloss should i expect before starting to worry . He was at 1395g when i got him and he is at 1345g now . Just hoping maybe a breeder or someone that knows more than me can shed some light .. Thanks in advance

He's a breeder male. He's been put with females. He's still in breed mode and looking to keep breeding. It's very normal with males, nothing to worry about.

[maximus30576]

Thanks Dehlida , i figured that was the deal but just makes ya feel better to hear it from others that know ...

[SnakeyJay]

Congrats on your new ball. Good luck.

[Jenn_06]

yeah he is in breeding mood, my male went with out food from Dec to last month when i gave him a live rat now he is in shed and i hope will go back to F/t rats soon.

Congrats on the new snake.

[2006gt]

yeahh, after awhile he will realize there are no more females and he will go back to eating good luck