New ball python/ worrying

[Haileeboop]

Okay, I got my baby ball python Monday and done a lot of research on them. so today I tried to get her out of the hide so she can recognize my scent and get use to me. She hasnt eaten and refused to eat I'm gonna try again Saturday or Sunday she seems healthy though. The thing I'm worried about is when I approach her she makes a weird noise every time I do so and starts to breathe heavy is it stress or early stages of respiratory disease? The heat spot is at 85.5 and the cool side is at 80. I hope I'm doing everything right. Thank you!

[LanceM]

Okay, I got my baby ball python Monday and done a lot of research on them. so today I tried to get her out of the hide so she can recognize my scent and get use to me. She hasnt eaten and refused to eat I'm gonna try again Saturday or Sunday she seems healthy though. The thing I'm worried about is when I approach her she makes a weird noise every time I do so and starts to breathe heavy is it stress or early stages of respiratory disease? The heat spot is at 85.5 and the cool side is at 80. I hope I'm doing everything right. Thank you!

You'll want to bring your hot side up to 90 your cool side is fine also keep your humidity at 55%.Don't handle her for about two weeks so she can get use to her new home after that you need to try and feed her first meal.

[chrid16371]

Don't handle until she starts eating consistently. Only try feeding once every 7 days and once she starts eating regularly you can feed every 5 if you want, offering food everyday or every couple days will cause stress.

What are you using to house her in? What are you using to take temps? What are you using to take humidity? What are you using as a heat source? How are you regulating the heat source? What are you using as substrate? What type and size of prey did you offer? What was she eating before you bought her?

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[JodanOrNoDan]

If she is breathing heavy and is stiff she is scared. If you are not seeing any discharge or bubbles from her mouth and is not "stargazing" odds are there is no RI. Do as lance said and just let her chill out. If you keep trying to feed her often it will just freak her out more. I know its very tempting to play with your new pet, but ideally you want her to eat for you before you mess with her too much. How old is she? About what does she weigh?

[Haileeboop]

I'm housing her in a 20 gallon tank though I think it may be a bit too big but I added some stuff in her enclosure to make her feel more secure. I'm using a digital thermometer it came with the tank and a regular thermometer/Hygrometer placed in the tank. I'm using a Heat lamp for the time being until I get a new heat pad and a black light for night time. I'm using the forest floor ZOO MED. PetSmart said they were using fuzzies for her she hasn't eaten since I got her, she was suppose to eat yesterday but she refused it.

[Haileeboop]

If she is breathing heavy and is stiff she is scared. If you are not seeing any discharge or bubbles from her mouth and is not "stargazing" odds are there is no RI. Do as lance said and just let her chill out. If you keep trying to feed her often it will just freak her out more. I know its very tempting to play with your new pet, but ideally you want her to eat for you before you mess with her too much. How old is she? About what does she weigh?

She's a month old and I'm not entirely sure how much she weighs tbh

[JodanOrNoDan]

Make sure you have read this http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ius)-Caresheet

A month old is pretty young. Ball pythons don't follow our rules with eating and can go a long time without food. This is a young animal though so she shouldn't miss too many meals. Try to post a picture and we should be able to tell by her picture just how pressing it is that she eats. There are many threads on hear about feeding. If you have any specific questions feel free to ask.

[Haileeboop]

Make sure you have read this http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ius)-Caresheet

A month old is pretty young. Ball pythons don't follow our rules with eating and can go a long time without food. This is a young animal though so she shouldn't miss too many meals. Try to post a picture and we should be able to tell by her picture just how pressing it is that she eats. There are many threads on hear about feeding. If you have any specific questions feel free to ask.

It was hard to get a good picture of her since shes always hiding

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[LanceM]

I'm housing her in a 20 gallon tank though I think it may be a bit too big but I added some stuff in her enclosure to make her feel more secure. I'm using a digital thermometer it came with the tank and a regular thermometer/Hygrometer placed in the tank. I'm using a Heat lamp for the time being until I get a new heat pad and a black light for night time. I'm using the forest floor ZOO MED. PetSmart said they were using fuzzies for her she hasn't eaten since I got her, she was suppose to eat yesterday but she refused it.

The twenty isn't to big I have my baby BP in a forty and have like 6-8 hides so your twenty is fine as long as it's cluttered up.If you can get a live fuzzie try that it's natrual instict for them to eat live i went from assist feeding frozen to live with no problem.

[Haileeboop]

The twenty isn't to big I have my baby BP in a forty and have like 6-8 hides so your twenty is fine as long as it's cluttered up.If you can get a live fuzzie try that it's natrual instict for them to eat live i went from assist feeding frozen to live with no problem.

Okay, Thank you and to everyone else! I feed her in separate areas when feeding live right?