ok yesterday i got a ball python and it was a rescue (kinda).. my friend bought him about 4 months ago at petsmart and took really good care of him but recently he accidentally started neglecting it (he was in over his head with his job and everything though he wouldnt admit it).. so i was talking to him telling him i was thinking about buying one and he said ill save you $250 and you can have mine and all the stuff so i took it.. his skin is coming off pretty good i would say its coming off in pretty big peices not ideal but its decent considering his dehydration
its extremely dehydrated more wrinkles than i can count, yesterday i fed him a fuzzy and he ate it fine (first food in 14 days) but i know he was really hungry cus hes smack in the middle of a shed so ive done ALOT of reading and ive been misting and keeping the humidity up and earlier i had him in the tub in like an inch of water for about 10 minutes.. he looks 100x better that when i got him but im kinda worried and have a few questions
also im fairly certain hes under weight so i tried feeding him another fuzzy today and he wouldnt take it.. granted i thawed it with this little steamer i have (i wont be using it anymore lol) and when he struck it it fell apart and made a huge mess hence the freshly cleaned cage.. so i thawed another one in a zip lock bag in hot water but he refused
1. should i stress over the lack of interest or try tomorrow or what?
2. should the temp be different for a dehydrated snake be different?
3. is there anywere i can find a weight to length ratio chart or something so i can weight him and see how underweight he is if at all?
4. if at all how often should i soak him until he gets better?
5. how long can his eyecaps stay on before i should worry?
my setup (for now)
i switch to a black bulb at night 50w and i have an 8x10 heating pad under the smaller hide
keep in mind it wasnt me that did this.. i want to use the vet as a last option but thats not to say i wont take him immediately but i dont want to pay for a vet visit when he is just going to tell me to soak him or something so if its necessary to take him i will but im hoping it looks worse than it is
and if you guys have any tricks of the trade kind of things that would be awesome
ill post pictures of him as soon as i find my memory card lol
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