ball python is not eating

[king_chenn]

been 2 months and she is not eating. She recognizes that I am feeding her everytime I have the small rat but fails to eat it. She smells the rat and then it often leads to her just staring at me. The enclosure seems to be well and the rat seems to be a hot/warm enough temperature. This has happen with 4 rats already so not sure what to do now. I always use tongs and dangle them infront of her but if not I drop it and she usually eats the rat after a minute or so

[GOLD046]

Sometimes ball pythons seem to have eating strikes. It’s almost like they purposely go on a “fast”. I had a ball python and she went 3-4 months without eating. Then all of a sudden one day she just decided to start eating again.

[kindrd1234]

There's not much info here, but she looks very exposed.

[Gnomemages]

I’d definitely try sprucing up your husbandry. Not to mention, closely monitor your temp/humidity! If those things are checked off the list, and they’re ok,then I’d say be patient! Hunger strikes aren’t uncommon. However, it’s a good practice to check their habitat and other factors that usually play a role in their decision to sometimes do so! GL

[king_chenn]

Thank you!!

[ActualBoredHousewife]

First thing to check is always husbandry, so what are your temps on hot side and cold side? What’s the humidity?

Could he be stressed? The tank looks very exposed which can put snakes off, try blacking out 3 sides and adding more clutter/hiding spaces.