not eating right

[akeetal]

my ball used to eat 2 lg mice a week noe shes been only wanting to eat one about every 12 days is this strange

[Chu'Wuti]

Not necessarily. She could just be slowing down in growth. Tell us more about her--how old is she, how long, what's her diameter at her widest girth? Also, describe your husbandry--what temperatures do you have established in the temp zones in her enclosure? What humidity are you maintaining? What kind of enclosure and equipment are you using? Have you made any changes recently?

BPs can be a little picky about eating sometimes, and it's usually not a big deal. By assessing all your husbandry, we can hel you make sure it isn't a sign of a problem.

[newby]

like Chu said if you could give us a little more info we can better help you in ur situation. ym snake eats about every two weeks now and he is 1 and a half years old. i dont know his exact weight and length yet since i havent measured him in a while but he is around 2 feet to maybe 2 and a half feet long. he eats a small rat every two weeks and that is normal for my snake. ur snake could be transitioning to this stage but since we dont know the age or size its hard to really say. i will be more than happy to help though when u post some more info

[akeetal]

well she is about 7 mos old i keep her temps at 83 cool and about 88 90 hot/basking dont know length yet becuase she wont be still when i straighten her im on lunch noe when i get off ill try to get some pics

[Chu'Wuti]

LOL--Straightening out a snake to measure it is near enough to impossible to just call it that! Just get a piece of string, lay it along her body until you get to one end, pinch that spot (of the string, not the snake), & measure the string.

However, with just what you've given us so far, it sounds as if one possibility is that she's becoming fertile & so isn't quite as interested in food, though that's going to depend to some degree on her weight.

You also need to increase your temperature range a bit--80 deg on the cool side to up to 95 deg on the hot side. You can let the 80 deg ambient temp drop to 78 at night.

What humidity are you maintaining?

Finally, she just may have gone out of a growth spurt, so her body may have plateaued temporarily as it "rests" before beginning another growth spurt. Most animals don't grow at a constant rate.

[newby]

i agree with Chu. just give it time and keep her on her 12-14 day feeding schedule. if she doesnt eat for a bit it is ok. balls can go a long time without eating and be ok so just keep an eye on her and her weight. also if it goes past a few months of not eating take her to the vet to get a checkup and he will tell you if anything is wrong or if she just needs to ride out this little period.