Kaa Acting Strange

[KayleighBrown]

Kaa is looking very malnurished to me anyway. He still looks flabby, little lumpy, He's eating okay, he ate a rat pinky a few days ago. I'm think he's still 20 grams or less now. He's not showing signs of Upper Respiratory problems, or internal parasites, and I'm also noticing he's choosing the cooler side of his tank, more so then his hot side, which is worrying me since he can't use his UTH right now due to it being too hot and me needing to get a thermostat and infrared thermometer still. Little short on fundings till pay day on the 1rst, but we are selling are mini fridge and we're trying to sell our amp, that nobody seems to want.

Do I have to continue feeding him rat pinkies? Or can I move to something a little more bigger? Rat pups are too big, sampson ate one, and that thing was like the size of a very obese adult mouse.

The pinkie Kaa ate, didn't seem all that filling, it more or less the size of a mouse fuzzy.

What can I do? I'm so worried for him.

[200xth]

You have a ball python that weighs 20g? Or he's lost 20g?

[KayleighBrown]

He was 20 grams last time I weighed him and before I fed him the rat pinky. He's still a baby I guess. I assumed he was a month old or so because of how old the ad for him was. He's not as big as Sampson is, and sampson is on rat pups, and weighs 220 grams. Kaa is smaller and barely weighs anything, or my scale just isn't picking it up cause he's too light. I just don't know what's going on.

I've fed him once the week before aftering bringing him home and he had eaten a mouse fuzzy, but he hasn't gotten any bigger or fatter since then and hasn't seemed to gain any weight since this last feeding.

Let me take some pictures of him, one sec. I think if you guys actually saw some better pics, you might be able to help me a bit better with some adequate information.

[Crazymonkee]

I would say try a small fuzzy, or see if he'll take two pinkies
Also you think he's 20g or you've actually weighed him?

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[Crazymonkee]

He was 20 grams last time I weighed him and before I fed him the rat pinky. He's still a baby I guess. I assumed he was a month old or so because of how old the ad for him was. He's not as big as Sampson is, and sampson is on rat pups, and weighs 220 grams. Kaa is smaller and barely weighs anything, or my scale just isn't picking it up cause he's too light. I just don't know what's going on.

I've fed him once the week before aftering bringing him home and he had eaten a mouse fuzzy, but he hasn't gotten any bigger or fatter since then and hasn't seemed to gain any weight since this last feeding.

Let me take some pictures of him, one sec. I think if you guys actually saw some better pics, you might be able to help me a bit better with some adequate information.

So he's only had two feedings for you?
And wow that's one small baby!

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[200xth]

20g seems way out of bounds of a normal BP range. Kind of an odd question, but are you sure it's a ball python?

If it is, it sounds very unhealthy to me. I would take it to a vet.

Maybe one of the breeders who's had a lot more experience with hatchlings and babies can talk to this, though. They may have seen BP's this small before. To me, though, if it is a BP, it sounds like it's time to go to the vet.

[Physician&Snakes]

We had a few runts in a clutch from time to time, many survived and actual attained average sizes. Rat pinks every five days for the little guy, hit him up to rat fuzzies every 5 days at ~60g , then straight to pups every 6-7 days. His behavior makes me think he is thermoregulating or has just gotten used to the place well enough that he wants to move about.

[KayleighBrown]

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Are you sure he only weighs 20grams? He looks a little bigger than that to me. The pictures are hard to judge but I would say at least 60+ grams. He looks about the size of my mojave. And he's around 80ish.


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[led-zep]

The first image he doesnt look to bad. But then on the other 2 images it does appear that he is thin.


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