New BP underweigt plz help!

I just got a new BP off cragislist 2 days ago. Well today I picked her up an noticed her skin was SUPER loose and she feels underweight. I was wondering what I should do.. the previous owner said she was eating one small rat every other week " or so" I really want to get her up to weight for her size.She about just over 3 ft. PLZ help.Thanks Alot

I would give her some mineral supplements like dust the back end of her prey with some calcuim without D3

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Originally Posted by ExoticsBySize

I just got a new BP off cragislist 2 days ago. Well today I picked her up an noticed her skin was SUPER loose and she feels underweight. I was wondering what I should do.. the previous owner said she was eating one small rat every other week " or so" I really want to get her up to weight for her size.She about just over 3 ft. PLZ help.Thanks Alot

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Give her a little bit to settle in, and offer her a prey item that you know is too small. In case the guy wasn't being truthful, you dont want to shock her system and end up with a regurge. Let her digest that and then slowly work your way up to an appropriate size prey item. Feed her every 5-7 days or so once you know she can keep something down. Also, as soon as she poops, take the fecal to your vet and get a fecal float done to make sure there are no other problems going on internally (parasites, etc). Make sure she also has enough humidity, wrinkly skin is a sign of dehydration. Give her a water dish big enough to soak in and bump her humidity to 70% or so.

Good thing of you to do to help her, i hope she gets nice and healthy for you :)