A few days ago I purchased a young male ball python from a local pet store. I should have done a bit more research first but I can be a bit impulsive. Anyhow, he is approximately 25 inches long and 4.5 inches around at his thickest point. The pet store owner recommended that I feed him one "hopper" mouse per 7 days. I fed him a live one Friday, Nov 19th and it was in his terrarium for about a minute before he ate him. Later that evening he shed his entire skin, rather aggressively. I've noticed that today he seems to be attempting to "hunt" more prey. He has adopted the same pose he had when he killed the mouse and he doesn't seem interested in doing anything else. He is just watching the place where the last mouse was at with his head pulled back in an S shape. It seems like perhaps he needed a larger mouse or maybe a smaller one to go along with it. Would it hurt to attempt feeding him more than the pet store clerk suggested? I figured I could drop a mouse in and just remove it if he decided not to eat it. Another thing I noticed are a few nearly white colored scales scattered around his body. They are of normal shape and size but lack pigmentation. These appeared right after he shed and have not gone away. Anything to worry about? His skin came off in a full peice including the eye caps.
