saggy snake

[gob144]

I have a baby ball about 2-3 months old. His skin looks almost to big for his body. I read online healthy snakes should have tight skin. is that just for adults and is my ball normal?

[xdeus]

That doesn't sound normal. He could be dehydrated, but a picture would be very helpful.

[Maverick67]

Ya I would agree with humidity. Check the % and post it. What is your enclosure like. some are difficult to keep humidity right in.

[gob144]

here is several pictures of my ball. you can see where he bends how he gets pretty wrinkles and where he rests on my fingers there seems to be like a fold of extra skin. I could just be worrying to much because he has a different body type then my other snake.








here is some more normal pictures of him stretched out.



Also i fed him last Thursday and he still hasn't pooped.

[MikeV]

here is several pictures of my ball. you can see where he bends how he gets pretty wrinkles and where he rests on my fingers there seems to be like a fold of extra skin. I could just be worrying to much because he has a different body type then my other snake.








here is some more normal pictures of him stretched out.



Also i fed him last Thursday and he still hasn't pooped.

Looks like some dehydration. up the humidity and see what happens

Also, not pooping that long is normal in a lot of snakes. I have heard members tell stories about thier balls not pooping for like a month or two straight

he/she will let a big one rip soon enough lol!

[bsash]

I agree that the snake is dehydrated, but mostly it looks very skinny. I would continue to feed it every 5-7 days and it should fill out. Give mouse hoppers or small mice or if you feed rats give fuzzies.

[BPelizabeth]

Up the humidity first of all maybe give a little soak but honestly I would say he needs more food. He looks really skinny. What is your feeding rotation and what are you feeding him?

[gob144]

he is 2-3 months old and is eating a hopper once a month. I think the previous owner was feeding him 2 hoppers a week. When i looked on the net it said one a month. should i feed more?

[angllady2]

I don't know where on earth you got that information, but it is about as wrong as it can get!!

That baby needs 1 large hopper/small adult mouse WEEKLY at minimum. There is no way ANY snake can live on one tiny meal a month for very long. You are in fact, starving that baby to death. Not on purpose of course, but you are.

Because he's so skinny, I recommend 1 small adult mouse every 5 days for about 3 months, then bump the food up to weaned rats and the schedule back to every 7 days, and he'll plump up like a healthy baby in no time!

Gale

[gob144]

jeez im sorry i ment to say one happer a week not month.