Womma not eating - nearly 2 months since last ate

[WommaGirl]

Hi,

This is the first time I have posted, I bought a Womma Python last June, it was born in Feb 2010 so is now about 13 months old. I have never had any issues with it (not sure of sex it was not sexed at the shop - but we call it she) it has always been a friendly, active snake, sheds easily and discretely, and up until recently ate regularly.

For the first couple of months she would take the food from my hand/tweezers but then she stopped striking at the food and would only eat if I left the rat/mouse on the floor of her house.

It last ate about 7 weeks ago, medium sized rat, she has been offered the same food twice since then but has both times ignored it and not eaten.

She refused a rat once about 4 months ago but 2 weeks later gobbled up her next offering.

She is still active and looks healthy, does not appear to have lost any weight, and recently shed (3 weeks ago).

Could anyone tell me if it is normal for a Womma to stop eating?

Thanks

 

[shellfisch]

This could be perfectly normal for him/her as she matures and we come into the cooler months, but a little more information might help?

What type of enclosure set up is she in?

What temps are you getting? Sometimes, a re-check and adjustment of temps in the enclosure can see things right.

Has anything changed in recent weeks? ie: have you moved the enclosure? Are there more people coming and going around the enclosure than before?

Of less importance, have you changed where you buy your rats from?