My two and a half year old stimsons python has stopped feeding. I usually feed every 2-3 weeks with 1-2 adult mice and he's always been a very good eater. After the last shed he stopped accepting mice though. It was a slightly longer gap between feeds as my usual supplier could not get any mice. As he never refused food and always seems hungry I thought he'd jump on the first mouse I offered (once I got a hold of some from a different supplier), the last feed had been 4 weeks by then. But he took a quick sniff and turned away.
At first I didn't think much about it as I've heard snakes can sometimes refuse food. However, it's almost 4 month now that he had anything to eat.
I've tried different mice from different suppliers (unfortunately the ones I used to get are no longer available), but so far all had to go to the bin.
The snake follows its usual activities (he's quite active starting in the early afternoon through the night) and seems OK otherwise (though a little thinner and I think a little less smooth/powerful in his movements).
It's my first snake, so not a lot of experience here. I know they can go a long time without eating, but I'm starting to get a little worried.
Any advice or ideas what I could do?
Thanks a lot!
At first I didn't think much about it as I've heard snakes can sometimes refuse food. However, it's almost 4 month now that he had anything to eat.
I've tried different mice from different suppliers (unfortunately the ones I used to get are no longer available), but so far all had to go to the bin.
The snake follows its usual activities (he's quite active starting in the early afternoon through the night) and seems OK otherwise (though a little thinner and I think a little less smooth/powerful in his movements).
It's my first snake, so not a lot of experience here. I know they can go a long time without eating, but I'm starting to get a little worried.
Any advice or ideas what I could do?
Thanks a lot!