Well today i deciced to stop by the pet store to say hi to the owner and buy some fish and i told him i was going to take out one of the larger ball pythons and he was like "oh i need to show you something" and so we went back there and he showed me this ball he wasnt very big (about a foot long) but anyways, somebody had bought him awhile ago and returned him,although the balls are wild caught,captive hatched they eat VERY well and no mites or anything like that but he was soo skinny, the people said he refused to eat and didnt want to put up with him anymore so they returned him. it was very sad but maybe he will start eating again, it will just take some paitince.