Bullsnake not eating-how long is too long?

My Bullsnake hasn't eaten about 2 1/2 to 3 months. I was feeding him 4 rats the size of the one in the picture each week. I put him in hibernation after 2 months of not eating. I just turned his heat on again and he still isn't eating. Is he still a healthy size? Was 4 rats a week too many?

I would offer rats 1 size up from what is pictured and cut back to 1 or 2 per week. Hard to get any scale from that pic, but he looks good from what I can see. It is just getting cold here. My pits have been in brumation for less than a month. I think as long as he looks good and is getting water he should be fine for another couple of months without worry.

Anybody ever go from frozen food to live food as a way to get a snake that isn't eating to start eating again? I'm going to try a live rat fuzzy and see what happens.

4 rats a week is way too much. 1 a week is fine. I would get him really warm so that he gets active and put a large live mouse in there, and if he eats, maybe another one, and then a week from then try going back to the f/t rats.

Originally Posted by zipzagger

4 rats a week is way too much. 1 a week is fine. I would get him really warm so that he gets active and put a large live mouse in there, and if he eats, maybe another one, and then a week from then try going back to the f/t rats.

These were small rats that were slightly bigger than a big mouse. They were listed as 37 grams on the website I bought them.

Im new to Bull snake care but I know my ball pythons just go off feed. Ive had a snake go off feed for 6 months and she was fine afterwards. So it could just be off feed for now. But thats my unexpert opinion.