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  • 08-25-2010, 10:42 AM
    Elliot
    Is my female looking thin.
    I purchased my het albino female ball python at a show. The show was on august 7th. And the snake still hasnt eaten. Im starting to get worried.. Ill show some pictures of her. aswell as elvis my male. Whom is a bit older but not much. ( not to mention elvis is a bit of a fatty.)

    This is elvis.
    http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5880/img0031kl.jpg

    http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/8904/img0032y.jpg

    And this is Mary the female.

    http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/2839/img0028ws.jpg

    http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/9334/img0029ov.jpg
  • 08-25-2010, 11:55 AM
    Evilme5229
    Re: Is my female looking thin.
    I don't think shes getting thin; although the pictures are a little dark. I wouldn't be too strained to be surprised shes not eating yet. Make sure that her enclosure has the right settings. Also, have you been handling her a lot? Hatchlings in particular do not like to be bothered much.

    Make sure her hide/hides are appropriate for her. Are you feeding inside or outside her enclosure? Things like this are questions that will effect her feeding habits.
  • 08-25-2010, 12:12 PM
    loonunit
    She doesn't look distressingly triangular yet, the way my het pied did this spring after his 5 month fast. But she does look like she hasn't eaten in a while.

    She looks very young, based on her size relative to the video game controller. At that age, I would very much want to get a meal in her in the next few weeks, because she hasn't got much back-up storage of fat yet.
  • 08-25-2010, 12:58 PM
    Elliot
    yeah. Im switching her to a small tub.. and i wont handle her for 3 or 4 days, and ill try feeding her again. Id hate to see her die.. And yeah she.. doesnt like being handled. I was trying to tame her down. shoulda left her alone. well Ill keep you guys posted on marys status ;-;
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