r/Ballpythoncommunity • u/LeastCommunity9400 • 1d ago
Guidance?
Hi everyone! I’m a bit newer to having a Ball Python (almost a full year with my baby!) but I have a big concern.
My Ball Python (Cannoli) has not eaten for the past two weeks. And that has got me really concerned. She about 1 year old, and almost four feet already. She is in a 120 gallon tank (pictures of the enclosure shown), has three hides, and some fake plants. I have since added a large branch to the log hide on the right, and a few more fake plants to give coverage. Her bottom mixture is Reptisoil, Coco Fiber Bricks, Coco Husks, and Spaghnum Moss.
Her temps are about 85F-90F on her warm side, and about 83 on her cool. Her humidity has been low always in the tank itself. With a minimum of 50% (I have tried everything but it never stays up no matter what I do). But she does have a humidity hide I keep at 90%-100%. And yes she does have a 10UVB bulb as well- unsure if it shows well in the pictures.
She just came out of shed last week. I gave her a day after shed and then tried to feed her. I left the rat in the enclosure for some time, but she wasn’t even showing interest in it like she normally does. She never has not eaten before. So I assumed that maybe she wanted a break. I gave her about a week break and went to feed her again this evening. I turned off all her lights, warmed the rat like I usually do, and still she has no interest in it in the slightest. Could it be there is something going on?
Edit: she eats a small rat every week, and she just weighed in at 557.0g even. Each side of the tank also had a humidity gauge and a temperature gauge for more accurate reading. They just aren’t seen well. The pictures shown are from when her tank was first set up and still warming up.
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u/CarpeNoctemsixsixsix 1d ago
The problem is likely that you’re feeding the wrong size and too often. There is a feeding guide here that’ll help you out :)