'my snake help please! '

kayla marie (75.185.91.188) -

my snake is 3 foot and 1 in. long and hasnt eat for 4 months..goin on 5! what is wrong with it.. i dont have money to take it to the vet or the time.. while in school help me please.. its not hybrnation b/c it only happens for 3 or so.

Its a ball Python and a boy!

Comment #1 unknown (71.217.84.151) -

Ball Pythons are known for fasting. Usually, but not always, it does have to do with stress (like changes in their daily pattern). Though there is a story of a full grown well fed adult going a full year without eating and did not even lose significant weight!

Two suggestions that come to mind for picky eaters are.. try gerbils as I have heard they are closest to what they eat in the wild. and try feeding while the snake has most of its body hidden in a "hide-y spot" (cave, upside down pot, etc.) because in the wild they often spend time underground in burrows even when feeding so it may make them less stressed.

If absolutely worst comes to worst (its body is losing a lot of fat/muscle) force feeding may be the only option. Snakes have been known to throw up whatever is force fed but it is always worth trying if it means saving their life.

If you don't have the time or funds to take basic care (yes vet trips are basic care) of your reptile you should speak to an animal rescue agency.

Comment #2 samantha (81.151.40.19) -

my snake is around 4ft long and it has decided to curl up in a corner and hasn't moved for the last 4 days.

its eyes started to turn cloudy so i thought he was going to shed again. he never eats when hes sheding so i haven't fed him since.yet he hasn't shed and his eyes are now clear. he just won't move

i have cats and a large cage but its never bothered him before.

Comment #3 anthony (24.91.167.239) -

all four of my snakes came down with this problem at the same time i have 2 bermese pythons in 1 cage and 2 ball pythons in another. all of my snakes have little tiny black bugs on them and it seams there burrowing into their skin. what should i do about this or would you happen to know what it is.

please help me.

Comment #4 Clint (76.120.174.46) -

The black "things" are mites. They arent a problem unless you let them go untreated. Just make a trip to a petsore and grab something called Prevent-A-Mite. Or any other mite treatment.

and as for the snake who wont come out of his corner it could be a few things. First thing check the temp and humidity. He should have spots at around 90 and a cool spot around 80-85. ALTHOUGH my snake seems to be MUCH more active at night (ball pythons are nocturnal) When the temp drops to around 75-80 he loves to come out and play. Try droping the temp. Also when feeding him trying feeding him in a cardboard box or somthing else that is completly closed and no see-thru. Then cover it with a towel or somthing that makes it dark. My snake will not eat if it is light outside.

Comment #5 Breanna Bethany (24.11.19.82) -

My snake won't eat, and his head is shiny, it kinda looks like a rainbow, he sits around his food, but he just won't eat it, what should I do (he is a 12 week old ball python)?

Comment #6 mitch (195.93.21.67) -

hiya our baby ball python is only 4 months and isnt eating an hasnt ate in 2mnths maybe its not long but as far as wee now he was last fource fed so we are thinking he doenst now how 2 he is a bit skiny an we would love if use can help use thnks xx

Comment #7 mike (24.8.86.114) -

i have a male BCI red tail boa and it shed a week ago and still wont eat help me!!!!

Comment #8 cris (72.207.80.237) -

i had 2 snakes i got one from swap meet and it was really sick and never ate but one day it died in my cage and my other snake that i got from petco who eats like crazy, has suddenly not eating he us to grab the rat right away but now hes scared of it like the other one us to be im woundering if hes sick if so what can i do?

Comment #9 reggie (68.114.127.70) -

hi r snake is hbrnating trust me

Comment #10 Christina (68.150.218.155) -

I have a (about)2 year old sinaloan milk snake, and it hasn't eaten in about 3 months maybe more, i took him to the vet and got antibioltics and some powder to force feed him with... it's been TWO weeks now, and he's still not eating, and i'm finding it takes FOREVER to force feed him this goo... i can't afford x-rays and cultures for him.. help?

Comment #11 Brit (216.67.74.106) -

I have a Ball Python and he has shed for the past 2 weeks but it wount come off his head. Does any one know what to do about that itsbeen like 2 weeks. Thanks

Comment #12 dale (86.166.73.198) -

i have a baby ball python had her 4 about 6 weeks and i cant get her 2 eat the temp is fine she comes out at nite she drinks but cant get her 2 eat its drivein me crazy can some one tell me wot im doing rong thx

Comment #13 connor (81.96.112.153) -

rite, i only got my corn snake last week and it is my second time feeding it but i think i fed it a mouse that was too big, it was bigger than its head and it took him a good 5 mins to eat it. should i just feed him a smaller 1 like normal in 4 days of wait a week and just keep giving him the larger ones???

THANKS

Comment #14 kyle (65.202.218.130) -

hey, well i got two ball pythons about a month ago, the male eats really well but the female wont eat, she has definatly eatin in the past because she is very round and im thinking she might be pregnant so anybody know what a pregnant snake looks like and how to feed her...ps i have no idea how long its been since shes eatin

Comment #15 aaron (59.101.203.68) -

hi this wont be any help to you but i have the same problem but i have a 18 inch spotted python iv hade it for 4 months and it hasent eaten yet i am getting a friend out to show me how to force feed maybe you should do the same. good luck.

Comment #16 Paul (76.107.161.220) -

my snake havn't eaten in 5 months wat is wrong wit it

Comment #17 connor (81.96.112.153) -

just got a snake boa today. i only got a 40 watt bulb with it. after 12 hours when i turn it off will it not get too cold for my snake.????????

Comment #18 Snakes Australia (124.171.30.140) -

My snake shed 1 week ago, but the eyes have gone milky again. what would cause this?

Comment #19 Joshua McArthur (68.35.108.36) -

My ball python is not eating

but his eyes arent cloudy

what do i do

should i take to a vet???

Comment #20 pat (68.194.104.246) -

i have a four foot long ball python that i haven't seen for four days. i have checked every known hot spot and have even had mice in a cage with heat source as a form of bait. the strategy has worked before but not now. im afraid that i have lost him to the outside and don't know what to do now. i have two cats that might have handled him:/. i don't know what to do sense now he might be outside and there are two gazillion places he could be.

Comment #21 pat (68.194.104.246) -

your snake is shedding. snakes almost never eat when they shed.

Comment #22 CARLOS (71.165.69.133) -

MY 3 YEAR OLD BALL PYTHON HASNT EATEN IN ABOUT 5 MONTHS IVE TRY TO GIVE HER LIFE AND DEAD MISE BUT SHE WONT EAT THEM... SHE LOOKS NORMAL ...SHE JUST STAYS UNDER HER HIDDEN SPACE AND SOMETIMES SHE GOES OUT TO DRINK WATER...I DONT KNOW IF I SHOULD FORCE FEED HER

Comment #23 michael stones (78.150.156.109) -

my corn snake has been lost for 1 year and av just found it in my nabers gardon how long will it take for it to eat againe it looks like its just earting about a week ago so plzzzzzzzzzz help ang help me find out how long it would take it to eat thanks

Comment #24 Grace (1) from California (Contact Member) -

I have a year old Ball Python. He's probably 12 1/2 inches . He used to eat every week and now his eyes have been milky for quite some time. I thought he was just shedding at first but there is no other sign of it besides the eyes. Now it has been 3 months since he has eaten , should I just go to my local snake expert and get him diagnosed? I'm extremely worried I love him to death.

Grace

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