thi everyone.

im new here so first off just wanted to say hello.

this past weekend my family purchased our first ball python. we are taking it to the vet tomorrow to get it checked over. i gave it a pretty good once over before purchase, but as im not by any means a snake expert i missed a few things.

his/her vent looked good. movement was good. (as opposed to the other one in its tank. not moving, red nasty looking vent) didnt notice ticks/mites. i know petsmart is notorious for not taking care of their animals. once home i noticed that he/she has quite a bit of skin left on him from his last shed. this includes one eyecap. im guessing he may be dehydrated. we have been soaking him at night to help loosen the cap. im not brave enough to attemp to remove it myself for fear of hurting him.

we are going to try to feed him tonight. dont know how well he will eat. he didnt eat last week at the petstore, so im nervous.

is there anything else i need to look for or do to make sure that he gets more healthy now that he is away from petsmart?