I just purchased a very young BP from a reptile show Sunday, I was told she was being feed live fuzzy mice. After doing my research I know the smallest thing she should be
eating is a hopper mouse.

Now a little history about her she was purchased for school room purposes and the people who had her knew almost nothing about BP's
She is extremely under weight and seems to barely be able to hold her head up, at first I just figured she was stressed due to the fact that she was kept in
a small Tupperware container with no heat at the reptile show and she had been handled a lot by the classroom kids and people at the show.

I offered her a live hopper today and she was scared to death of the thing and balled up and ignored it and jerked it off when it got on her.
Because she doesn't really seem to be in control of her head and I haven't found a reptile vet in my area yet I was wondering if I should take her
to the pet shop that is about 45 minutes away that breeds ball pythons and see if they can show me how to assist feed until she gets her strength back.

what would you guys suggest?
She is not my first ball python but she is my first baby and the first I have ever seen with what seems like a very heavy head.
I have put a link to a picture of her to show how small she is it doesn't really show how loose her skin is but she does have skin folds.
Thank you in advance for any advice and help you can offer...

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