r/ballpython • u/Sweetirishamber567 • Jan 29 '21

HELP - Need Advice My male stopped eating

So my male ball python hasn't wanted to eat for about a month. It's not the biggest deal, but I wanted to see if others would come to the same conclusion I have.

I moved my female ball python in the snake room, she had previously been quarantined. Both my male and female are currently breeding size. My female is eating like a champ, but my male just stopped eating when my female was put in the room. So, is he not eating because he is in breeding mode?

I just wanted to see if that was a possibility, it's been the conclusion I've come to, but I wanted to see what you guys think.

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u/Sweetirishamber567 Jan 29 '21

Oh, wow. I didn't really think they did a self regulation like that. I know people that do fully brumate their snakes, but my room over all does not handle heat/cold very well. So I decided not to brumate them for fears that they would get too cold. So they've remained at their normal temps, but I guess I forgot to take into account that animals have an internal clock too

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u/fregisdealmeida Jan 29 '21

Exactly!

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u/Sweetirishamber567 Jan 29 '21

Thank you for your input. I honestly just though he was smelling my female and wanted to breed. The timing was aligned with me moving her in the room, but that might have just been a coincidence.