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    Is my ball python healthy?

    This is my first ball python, and I wanted to make sure all is going well I just moved her up to hoppers, so she is a little skinny for the time being, but that'll change soon. Her warm side is at a toasty 88-90, her cool side is around 73-75, and the humidity is always around 60%. She's about 3-4 months old, and 1 1/2 feet.

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    Does she look okay?

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    Cool side is a little cool but she's a cute little girl How much does she weigh? Looks like around 100gr.

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    Re: Is my ball python healthy?

    Thanks! And I haven't weighed her, yet, so I don't know. How heavy should she be at her age/length?

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    Well she look like she could use a little help when it comes to shedding (Providing proper humidity will help with proper shed)

    As far as feeding if you moved to to mice hopper you have been underfeeding it, BP hatchling are started on hopper mice out of the egg and quickly move to adults.

    Given the age this BP can definitely take down a bigger prey size than what you are currently offering.

    Those are the main issue to address.

    What I would do right now is give her a soak to remove that stuck shed (you don't want several lairs to accumulate.
    Deborah Stewart


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    Re: Is my ball python healthy?

    Should she be on weaned mice or large mice? I haven't bought the hoppers yet, so I can buy the appropriate size when I go

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    Re: Is my ball python healthy?

    Quote Originally Posted by Fuzzyfoo View Post
    Should she be on weaned mice or large mice? I haven't bought the hoppers yet, so I can buy the appropriate size when I go
    Since I can't see her in person and a picture does not give me an idea, what you need to remember is that at that age and size you can feed a prey that is equal the girth size (widest part of your BP's body).

    Once your BP get older it's feeding habits and metabolism will change but for now just eyeball it the best you can.
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