not/wont eat

[gti92dave]

has any 1 else python not eatin?? i have a 2.5year old coastal (is over 5,2ft)and that hasnt eatin in 24 days and ant even use her heat mat the temp gets down 2 19c at night ill im usin is a heat mat 14w... and the day temp get 2 23,8c heat off iall so live up in rocky qld .......thanks 4 any help

 

[saximus]

http://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/herp-help-38/help-snake-isnt-eating-162439/

 

[Timmy-Morelia]

they go off there food over winter it normal if you want it to feed put the temp up to around 30c

 

[Kyro]

Perfectly normal for a python of that age to not eat during the winter months, don't stress about her as long as she is healthy & a decent size she will be fine. Due to low temps she won't eat because she won't be able to properly digest the food. Once the worst of winters over she will probably eat again no worries.

 

[gti92dave]

i was thinkin it could be cos of winter....tho ant they meant 2 use there heat etc?? and she is at a nice size (even she she just eats g/pigs lol)

 

[Trouble]

dude, learn how to spell, please

Reptiles wont eat if their temps are below 28*C. Also, they can usually feel the temp changes in the air and most will go off their food this time of year.
If she has a nice size to her, I wouldn't worry about it too much, as they're usually fine through winter. but, if she's under-sized or skinny, use her heat mat & get her temps up to 32*C

 

[rockanfo]

My stimmy has been off-food for over a month now.
I've put it down to winter temps. Her warm side in the hide is still sitting at 34°. So I'd say she's just not hungry. Wants to settle in for the winter.

 

[mysnakesau]

has any 1 else python not eatin?? i have a 2.5year old coastal (is over 5,2ft)and that hasnt eatin in 24 days and ant even use her heat mat the temp gets down 2 19c at night ill im usin is a heat mat 14w... and the day temp get 2 23,8c heat off iall so live up in rocky qld .......thanks 4 any help

19c overnight isn't a bad temperature but it isn't warming up much better during the day. During the day the heat needs to get up to 30c there abouts for a snake to be warm enough to want to eat. Perhaps you can put a hide box over the heatmat to help create a hotter spot, but make sure you have other hides still in there so he can hide when he gets too hot.
But even with a hot spot, if the rest of the tank is cold, he can sense that its winter and will most likely go off his food anyway. Leave him now until spring. When the days warm up you should see his appetite return in full swing.

Some pythons will also go off their food at shedding time. So don't be alarmed, just keep an eye on them and as time goes by you will learn their habits to pick what's normal and what seems odd.

I don't normally criticise how people write but this is very hard to understand. PLease don't use numbers for words, it can make it very confusing and people can't/won't help if they don't know what you're trying to say.