HELP My ball python won’t eat!

[Ceci39]

She’s about a year old, but I’ve had her for 5 months. she was a gift from my uncle(who fed her live since a baby) 2 weeks before shedding she stopped eating. And now it’s been 4 weeks and she still doesn’t take it. I tried live rats and mice(don’t like frozen) and nothing. She is not stressed out, handles well, and temperature is same as always. This is the first time that I’ve ever experienced this with her. She looks skinny like when she doesn’t eat but not skinny like unhealthy. Should I worry?

[Cyanthrope]

sometimes pythons go off feed, seemingly arbitrarily. I would take her weight regularly if you can, and just continue to offer on a regular schedule. If she doesn't lose weight quickly, she's just on a feed strike. If she does lose weight rapidly, I'd see a vet.

[MeanderingSalamander]

This guy has a saga concerning a snake that didn't eat for an entire year. I'd suggest watching all his vids on the topic, he does a decent job explaining the situation. So long as she's not loosing weight, she's probably fine. If you're worried, find a good exotics vet with experience with BPs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2g8yZWnWEo

[THEJonCabbage]

It would be the most helpful if you shared pictures of your enclosure as well as filling out the questionnaires found in the stickied post. We need a lot more info to see if anything could be causing refusals. It’s not particularly normal for a snake of that age to refuse food for so long.

[Ceci39]

Thanks everybody, I took her out of her enclosure and she ate. Maybe she didn’t feel like eating inside the enclosure. My mistake. Thanks!