Sorry I know there are a billion posts like this, but I have a BP (my only snake atm) that I’ve had for a little over a year now. He’s 2 years and like 2 months now. He’s always been a voracious eater. Could watch him, not shy at all, always explores when handled, etc. But recently he’s just not been interested. I don’t want to say he’s on a ‘strike’ just yet, because when he didn’t eat previously, I just placed it by his hide and he ate sometimes. Then he didn’t eat at all the next. Then he struck like crazy again the time after that. And now he’s not eating again when I offered yesterday. I even offered it at like 12 when his lights turned off, and he had his head out as if he were waiting. Just retreated into his hide. And yes, the rat is fully thawed and very warm.
Basically feeling a bit like a failure here because I know that when they don’t eat I’m probably doing something wrong, but I try to spoil this snake. I will say that I just recently (like a month ago?) put him into a 120 gallon enclosure. At first I figured it was that, but he explores at night and his personality hasn’t changed at all. When I first got him when he was tiny and like 100 grams I put him in a 20, then eventually a 40, and he didn’t care whatsoever, ate like a pig. So it’s a bit hard to think it’s the size of the enclosure or the stress of something new.
His hot side is around 90 air, 95 surface. Cold side is like 78. Humidity is around 60, so that’s not an issue. Two hides, all that jazz.
I am assuming I’ve maybe overfed him? That’s what i have been told before (a bit condescendingly lol) But he doesn’t seem that big or fat. And I don’t even feed every 2 or so weeks like most people. I’m already only feeding him smaller side of small rats, and every like, once a month. He is currently 1200 grams, and around 4ft.
I wouldn’t be stressing if I knew he just didn’t feel like eating. It just doesn’t feel good suspecting that it’s on my end, when I try to do my best. Literally any insight appreciated, thanks!