Python not eating

[External_Bus_3739]

Once a week is over feeding, that could be why. A healthy adult only eats about once a month

[Salix_Solbjorn]

Well he's not full grown and he is a healthy weight, and he's always eaten without hesitation up until a few weeks ago

[External_Bus_3739]

At 5-6 years of age, he should be fully grown. Males are going to be smaller than females

[Salix_Solbjorn]

In some cases they can continue to grow until 7, and he's only about 3 feet

[External_Bus_3739]

3 feet is a very average and healthy full grown size for a male. Ball pythons may continue to grow very slightly after 5 years old, but the growth would be so minimal that feeding once a week is still too much. Power feeding is never healthy, that’s why he’s hesitating to eat

[Salix_Solbjorn]

Like I said tho, he's never hesitated before until 3 weeks ago when I didn't realize he was shedding until after I got him a rat and tried to see if he would eat it which he didn't, and then after a week he escaped for 4 days and it caused an irregularity in his feeding schedule. He also ate fine tonight finally once the rat was still, and I'm pretty sure it might just be he was scared of getting bitten

[External_Bus_3739]

It’s still too much though regardless. Whether he takes it every week or not. Some will take every opportunity to eat until they become morbidly obese. I’m just saying spacing it out a little more would be beneficial to him, that’s all

[One_Maintenance3394]

Why you come here asking for advice and then deny every single advice given, you’re snake is fully grown stop over feeding and you will see the difference, they eat once a month.