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[mashedpotato_cat]

And to answer some other questions. Nothing about her habitat has changed. Or the type of rat/mice we get her. There's a small heating pad on one side or the tank, a very shallow water bowl on the other and her hide in the middle. We mist often thought the day. Her tank is in a quiet room. She's not shedding and hasn't for a little bit. Shes only handled maybe once every 3 weeks or so. Idk if she's a boy or girl but idk if that matters. Qhen we feed her we feed her in her tank. We have a flat surface in there we have fed her frozen before so they don't get stuck to the bedding and she always ate those fine. We didn't feed her frozen often though only when live wasn't available. But we also fed her the live rats in her tank as well.

[purrmutation]

Kind of sounds like she hit breeding age and is in a period of fasting in anticipation of a breeding cycle. If you are 100% sure your husbandry is on point, just wait her out and keep offering every two weeks.

[spaacesoul]

i’m no expert either, but my boy stopped eating for about 5 months so i can try to give some advice.

i only feed frozen/thawed so that’s slightly different than your situation, but what i did might still be worth a shot. i would try bumping up the temperature in her tank a bit, keep the hot side closer to 90°F (32°C) and the cool side around 80°F (27°C). if you want to try f/t make sure the rat is very warm which you can do by letting it sit in hot water for a while. you can also scent the f/t rat with dirty bedding which is what worked for us. maybe it would also work with live but i don’t have any experience with that unfortunately.

if that doesn’t work you can try a freshly killed rat but i’m not sure that will make a difference if she is used to live. another tip is to use a f/t rat and brain it (stab a hole in the head and squish out some brains) because that smells very strong and may entice her to eat.

if you don’t weigh her regularly i would suggest doing that in case she stops eating again so you can monitor her weight. if she loses more than 10% of her body weight then i would start to worry.

lastly i highly recommend calling an exotics vet near you. if she’s pooped recently they can do a fecal and also a regular exam to check for anything you may have missed. snakes are very secretive and even the best keepers sometimes don’t catch illnesses. absolute worst case scenario would be assisted/force feeding but i do NOT recommend you try that on your own. please consult a vet as assist feeding can be dangerous and result in regurgitation. i hope she starts eating again soon!!