My python has not eaten in 1 1/2 months. It's drinking water on occassion and looks and acts very healthy. She lies in the warmer side of her atrium and doesn't move. Every day I take her out and put her in warm water in the bathtub for about a 1/2 hour and she seems to get a little active. Then if weather permits, I take her outside and let her slither through the yard for another 1/2 hour. Then she seems to get really hyper and active for a little bit. Afterwards I put her in the cage and she goes back to the same spot and just stays curled up. I have 2 thermometers and a hygrometer....so the temp on the warm side is 92-94 farenheit and her humidity fluctuates between the high 60's-70's.The coolest part of her tank is 70's-80's. So, I don't think heat or humidity has anything to do with it. She has a hide box, lg water bowl, and stump of log and I use indoor/outdoor carpet to line the bottom.
Now my question is: Do pythons hibernate in captivity? I know they do in the wild, however this is the only explanation I can come up with for the way she is acting. Because she usually eats very well and if she is hybernating...how long does it last? I try feeding her once a week anyway but, she still seems uninterested in food.
She weighs almost 1lb and is 2 3/4 inches long and I have had her since she was 6 inches long. I got her from some friends that found it in their backyard and they wanted to kill it and I said no that I would take her and I've had her since. She has shed every 4-6 wks up until a month and a half ago. Any advice, comments, constructional criticism, etc...would be greatly appreciated.
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