Feeding worries!

[sassysnake]

Hey guys
Ok, I am having an issue with feeding. Basically, none of my 3 ball pythons are. My male was feeding fine, right on shedule every week, and just over 2 months ago I went to a reptile convention and picked up another pair (all snakes are just over a year old). I brought them home and everyone fed the first week, then they just stopped. Not only is the new pair not feeding (after that one time) but my perfectly reliable male just stopped as soon as they arrived. All are healthy, except my original male who had a bit of a respitory infect. for awhile, but that cleared up a couple weeks ago. I don't know the feeding records of the pair other then what the guy I got them from told me (which, of course, was that their perfect feeders) but why would my male just stop eating when they came home? It has now been about 7 weeks, and although I know they arn't exactly in danger of dying yet, I'm worried and want to know why all 3 of my snake would be off their food?

[mykee]

Different husbandry/environment can throw off a ball pythons' feeding cycle. Assuming that your husbandry is dead on, hang in there, they'll eat when they're damn good and ready.

[nita]

If you give info on how you are keeping them, temps, humidity, enclosure, how many hides, and together or separate, we can probably help more. Also like Mykee said all snakes react differently to the stress of moving. I have a het pied that although was eating fantastic before he was sent to me has only eaten once for me in the almost 4 months I've had him and it took 3 months for him to take that one meal! The other 5 I got with him are all eating right on schedule every week without fail, he just seems to stress easier.