Skinny Snake Alert. I think I need help!

[Khaos]

Hey guys, I'm super new to the whole python world.
I just bought a BP from a local petshop. Apparently he/it is 6 months old.
I'm very concerned about his weight because he looks much slimmer than everyone else's babies..
He is 19 inches long. And weighs only 53 grams. I JUST weighed him and he ate 2 days ago.
They had him eating med. f/t pinkie mice, and I could even tell they were too small so I gave him a little live fuzzy mouse about 1.5 inches long, and about approx. the same girth as my little Diesel. He ate it with no problems. I have some pics too.







What do you guys think?

[Jason Bowden]

Yes, he is skinny. At least he is eating. Feed him every 5 days and he'll catch up.

[ItsMichael805]

his head is so big haha, yeah just feed him every 5 days

[Buttons]

Some pet shops are notorious for underfeeding. When I purchased my ball python (from a Petsmart) they were feeding him 6 fuzzies a week and he was about 1000grams.

[Freakie_frog]

Also I doubt if that snake is 6 months old..It might be six weeks.. Even feed twice a month it would be in better shape than that.. Like has been siad feed him every 5 days and like a chia pet watch him grow

[Khaos]

his head is so big haha, yeah just feed him every 5 days

HEYYYY don't make fun of my lil baby... He'll be beautiful and not so gangly lookin' soon!!

Some pet shops are notorious for underfeeding. When I purchased my ball python (from a Petsmart) they were feeding him 6 fuzzies a week and he was about 1000grams.

My goodness thats crazy..


Thanks alot for your input guys! Much appreciated!

[Khaos]

Also I doubt if that snake is 6 months old..It might be six weeks.. Even feed twice a month it would be in better shape than that.. Like has been siad feed him every 5 days and like a chia pet watch him grow

6 weeks?? Really? I thought he was quite long...
I will start feeding every 5 days. Man... Petstores suck. Never again...

[Freakie_frog]

6 weeks?? Really? I thought he was quite long...
I will start feeding every 5 days. Man... Petstores suck. Never again...

That was an exaggeration..

Petstores are know for their ability to skew the truth in order to make a sale. This doesn't hold true for all pet-stores I sale animals to many local pet-stores who pay a higher price for the comfort of knowing they are getting healthy animals to sale to their customers.

[Montie Python]

Wow, so many newbies enter this site,

Did not realize how popular ball pythons are...

Now I don't feel so new anymore.

Pretty sure everyone will agree here when I mention to take a look at the caresheet for your BP...Making sure you have everything set up properly...


http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules/...warticle&id=59


Nice BP!

[mrshawt]

What size tank is that by the way? I think I have the same water bowl and it's huge, but it looks tiny relative to everything in the picture.