It's not just the fact that the snake might not be hungry, but in the wild, if a snake strikes at its prey and misses, the prey can run away. In a tank, the prey has no where to run and knows that is only chance of survival is to fight back.
Luckily I never had this problem as my royal python was happy to eat dead mice most of the time. Occasionally she would refuse it but she was healthy and happy until we had to give her away.
Luckily I never had this problem as my royal python was happy to eat dead mice most of the time. Occasionally she would refuse it but she was healthy and happy until we had to give her away.