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[Christopher]

Hey guys and girls. Two of my three Uluru Womas have refused to eat for quite some time now and I'm starting to get a little worried. I was hoping maybe I could get some advice.

Both snakes are around 2 and half years old. One is a female and started refusing food about 2 months ago. She is still in good condition, however I was hoping to get her weight up prior to breeding. She is currently 1.7kg. The other is a male and he hasnt eaten for the past 2 and a half months. Unlike the female he is very underweight (around 1.3kg).

I am a little confused as the third snake, also a male, never misses a meal. He is pushing 2kg. All animals are kept under the same conditions and so I dont really know what to change. The good eater is also far less inclined to pace around his cage.

The two problem animals, when presented with food, will approach it as if interested and even start caudal luring. However once they are very close they will all of a sudden pull away as if disgusted, and then start pacing around the cage, rubbing their noses etc.

I was thinking it could be a response to the changing seasons coupled with the fact that they are now sexually "mature". However I was under the impression they would be interested in food during the summer months and then become uninterested once it started to cool down (say around now). I also thought this would be more true for males than for females.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Chris