Uhmm pls help

yea he is a lil on the loose skin side i think when i got him he was dehydrated but i think hes getting a lil big better since i fed him 2 meals a lil mouse which wasnt nothing and then i had this dwarf hamster for about 2 years that was really fat and i gave that to him lol

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Originally Posted by Gordon21

yea he is a lil on the loose skin side i think when i got him he was dehydrated but i think hes getting a lil big better since i fed him 2 meals a lil mouse which wasnt nothing and then i had this dwarf hamster for about 2 years that was really fat and i gave that to him lol

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Errr dwarf hamster? Oh... I'm just not going to say anything here and let the more experienced BPers take over now :x

What kind of heating are you using and where is it placed in the enclosure? If it belly heat what i do right before they shed is pour 1/4 cup of water right on the heater and it raises the humidity for about a week. And they shed perfectly. I use shredded aspen so it only holds the extra moisture for a week and by the time he is done shedding the cage is back to normal opperations.
Unless it is super durty or dehydrated there is no reason to give a ball python a bath.

yea i use a UTH and a heat lamp red light so all his temps i kno r good i even got the moss in there and i poor a lil water in there every like 2 days so it stays wet and it keeps his humidity good and i got a 50 gal tank


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First thing, those analog therms are almost never correct. You need to get something digital, an AccuRite from wal-mart/home depot would be best, only 12 bucks here and it has a probe. That way you can measure temps correctly and you might even discover you don't need the lamp.

ok thnks today ima be going out to goto the vet hopfully and get a scale and one of them things u mentioned

Both of your hides you are using are not adequate. Get some tight fitting "rock cave" type hides. Cardboard will get soiled and the half logs provide no security whatsoever.

Do you pour water into the substrate? Aspen has a tendency to quickly mold.

Do you have a thermostat controlling the temp of your UTH?

uhm i poor water in a lil tub that i got hidden in the plants that has moss in it and i dont go nothing controling the uth i dont got alot of money to be buying all this atm ima be getting a light timer thing next month and hopfully a thing for the uth

You must be controlling the UTH with something or you could burn your animal.

The reptitemp 500r thermostat costs $25. I would order one online asap.