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Is she dyhydrated?

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  • 01-05-2012, 05:57 PM
    jeff_blake
    Is she dyhydrated?
    i have a ball python, approx. 5 months old, seems to have "wrinkles" so to speak from her neck to mid body when she bends. last time i fed her (saturday) for the first time it took her a while to eat. she's always been an excellent eater. she seems to go get drinks every now and again, but has been lazy past couple of days. i tried soaking her today in hopes that will work. sound like dehydration? if so, any helpful ideas on how to get her hydrated, and prevent it? day time temps on the hot sides around 89-91, while humidity is at 50-60. any information as a first time bp owner, i would gladly appreciate it. Thanks so much!
    :tears:
  • 01-05-2012, 05:59 PM
    mr.spooky
    Re: Is she dyhydrated?
    hi,
    when was the last shed?
    spooky
  • 01-05-2012, 06:00 PM
    jeff_blake
    started around december 15th ish, wasn't a pretty shed at all. still working on getting the stuck shed off, if not she can do it next time i hope.
  • 01-05-2012, 06:15 PM
    mr.spooky
    Re: Is she dyhydrated?
    Can you describe her enclosure, how its heated, and what you are using to measure temps and humidity?
    spooky
  • 01-05-2012, 06:20 PM
    jeff_blake
    10 gallon tank, got the log hide, a large water dish, and a climbing toy. im using a digi thermometer, and hygrometer. I have a small uth heather just big enough to cover under her log, as well as a overhead heat lamp, while maintaining a steady 50-60% humidty easilly.
  • 01-05-2012, 06:36 PM
    snakesonaplane
    Those "wrinkles" happen to mine as well just as she is about to go into shed. It could be a thin layer of leftover old shed that still has to come off. Could you please post a pic so that we may see the condition of your python?
  • 01-05-2012, 06:46 PM
    jeff_blake
  • 01-05-2012, 07:19 PM
    jeff_blake
    not the highest quality images, was off my iphone. digi camera's dead.
  • 01-05-2012, 07:19 PM
    mr.spooky
    she needs to finish the shed.. my babys are in small sterlite tubs, i noticed one was about to shed (for the first time) so i wet the paper towell substrate. there was condonsation on the walls of the container.. now, i wouldent leave a snake in this high humidty enviroment for 2 long, but a day or so produced a perfect shed..
    maby if you have a butter bowel or something, turn it upside down, cut a little interance hole in it, put a few layers of wet paper towles in there and run her up in there for as long as she would like to stay.. a shed like that tells me that theres a humidity issue.
    spooky
  • 01-05-2012, 07:21 PM
    jeff_blake
    yeah thats what i keep hearing from other posts, what do u keep ur humidity at? mines fairly high imo
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