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    Ball Python not feeding after the Shed

    Dear friends,
    I got a piebald with low whites a month ago and he was eating like a champ every Friday. I am liking him so much and now he shed last weekend and is not eating at all its been almost 10 days since his last meal.

    The mice in his feeding tank are growing fat eating cheese and carrots while the poor guy is hiding in his enclosure.

    I read few online posts and been googling like crazy from last 4 days, but I am still confused why all of a sudden he stopped eating after the shed, while everyone's snake eat soon after the shedding.


    Below is his complete report card that I have been maintaining, please take some time and advice me, I couldn't even sleep properly.
    I will try to feed him the coming Friday if he doesn't eat should I take a vet appointment ?


    Name : Buddha
    Morph: Piebald with low white
    DOB: 08-06-2010
    Parents: pied x 100% het Pied


    https://www.facebook.com/BuddhaPiebaldBallPython

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axFwvWG0NOg

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpuugw-HImE

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-38WofyKMU

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yKbEeD6cgs

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoWw709p3mo



    03-04-2012 - Got him home and into a new Glass enclosure



    Enclosure Settings:
    -------------------

    Tank - 40 Gallon tank covered on two sides with decoration sheets, and mesh opening on top always covered with white towel

    Bedding - Cypress mulch, forest floor

    Heating - Under tank heating side 1/4th of the tank & IR bulb hanging 4 inches above the tank from a lamp stand on the heating side
    (IR bulb is used in day time only). Both controlled by a thermostat (set @ 95 F)

    Hides - One heat side hide , two cold side hides (one with wet moss in it)

    Water - Big ceramic bowl, replaced twice a week and add three drops of reptisafe every time water is changed

    Meters - 2 Digital (heat & humidity display) one on heat side other on cold side. 1 analog thermometer and 1 analog hygrometer in middle, and one mercury stick thermometer on front side of cage

    Misc - one Log , one small hide used as decoration (hide filled with substrate since its too small and I am worried it would hurt him),
    few artifical tree branches, one buddha head decoration item (small), one cave man head decoration item (small),
    5 dice (decoration) , 4 glowing rocks randomly placed (they glow only for 15 minutes after the lights go off).
    He also has a separate plastic tub with holes which I planned to use for soaking in warm water in case if he has a bad shed.


    Temp Gradient - warm side -> 77 F - 92 F
    cold side -> 72 F - 85 F

    Humidity - warm side -> 50 % - 70 %
    cold side -> 60 % - 80 %
    (Mist the cage using a plastic spray bottle with warm water 2-3 times a week & when shedding mist twice a day)

    (I am trying my best to be consistent on humidity & temparature, but not sure how to achieve)

    Handling:
    ----------

    - Handled almost daily for not more than 15-30 minutes
    - Will not be handled atleast 24 hours after feeding and during the shedding
    (I kinda did handled twice during shedding though)
    - Wash hands and use santizer everytime before and afer handling
    - Very few times, when my consious says I use a Plastic glove for picking him up from the tank
    - He kinds hiss sometimes when touched during day time


    Eating Schedule:
    ----------------

    He has a separte feeding 10 gallon glass tank for feeding and paper is used as the floor in feeding tank

    03-13-2012 6:00 PM CST - Offered frozen thawed, did not take

    03-16-2012 6:00 PM CST - 1 live mice (medium sized)

    03-23-2012 6:00 PM CST - 1 live mice (medium sized)

    03-30-2012 6:00 PM CST - 2 live mice (medium sized)

    04-06-2012 6:00 PM CST - Offered live mice, did not take
    04-08-2012 10:00 PM CST - Offered live mice, did not take
    04-09-2012 11:00 PM CST - Offered live mice, did not take


    Shedding Schedule:
    ------------------

    Shed1 - 04-01-2012 - Eyes turned milky blue, stopped handling
    04-06-2012 - Shed came of in multiple pieces, the tail had some but came off next day after keeing in warm damp cloth for 15 minutes and increasing the humidity to 80


    Pee-Pee:
    --------

    03-18-2012 - Urates (cleaned immediately)

    03-22-2012 - Urates (cleaned immediately)

    03-28-2012 - Urates (cleaned immediately)



    Potty:
    ------

    04-06-2012 - Soon after shedding, lil Bugger pooped like crazy in the hotter side hide (cleaned immediately)



    Thanks,
    Phani
    Last edited by swashbuckler_19; 04-10-2012 at 01:36 AM.

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