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My Hatchling Is Finally Eating, But Is He Emaciated?
Recently got a BP normal male through a local breeder. He came pretty small which i didn't fully realize because he's my first BP. It took awhile to find his feeding habits he missed only 2 weeks of feeding (with a stressed out me trying to study every inch of BP psychology in order to situate his pattern eating). What finally worked was i got my hands on quality bred fuzzy rats which weren't albino and also didn't come soaked in their own urine. He ate with insane enthusiasm. Due to me getting him in the midst of his first shed (Which he still hasn't gotten off even though his eyes have turned back to black for about 1-2 days) i have no idea if he's just emaciated or a lot of the loose skin is from shedding. He's exhibiting non stressed out behavior and he has numerous hides on both the warm and the hot side which for the most part are identical (He prefers the identical ones in which i made). He properly has temperature responses (moving when hot/cold). Only time he exhibited weird behavior was when i left him to his own devices to adjust to his new cage and he stayed out next to his water bowl for awhile but after a couple hours he has completely stopped that behavior ever sense. Sense i got his food agenda on track and his humidity and heating are perfect for him (70% at the moment because of shed) and (80 Fahrenheit because of him digesting). I deeply care for him very much and want the best for him like i assume most of us on here do. Please shed some advice onto the novice snake owner, it would be deeply appreciated. If increased notice is exhibited towards my post i can figure out a method of posting photos of Jörmungandr (My BP). He has plenty of loose skin but i know he is getting proper water (I mist every day and monitor humidity while also giving him fresh cold water every couple of days). He has 2 bowls, 1 to bask in and not drown and one where he can climb up and drink from with ease (I have also witnessed him drinking and basking from the water dishes like a normal ball python in shed). Getting him to eat was a massive stress reliever and also an eye opening experience because i regard my python as if he were my child and would be utterly devastated if anything were to be inflicted upon him due to undo diligence from my own lack of responsibility. Everything seems to be in order but this is almost like you guys analyzing a project to get any quirks out. Thanks in advance to anyone who were to read this wall of text from your typical paranoid first time owner haha.
P.S: I also have geode rocks inside his cage for when he finally decides to rub his shedding skin off.
P.P.S: He is in a 29 qt tub (I know a little on the big side) but the amount of his hides makes the actual open part of the "land" for him to freely crawl and explore, fairly small so it's as if he were in a smaller tub which is why he is acting a lot more secure than if he were only getting 1 hide.
Last edited by Snoop_Dong; 11-02-2015 at 12:49 AM.
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