underfed..... ?

thanks a lot guys. i few things to maybe help out as well.... i have a nice picture of her in my gallery of her balled up in my hand and u can get a better idea of her color [url=http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=30506&c=member&imageuser=16865][img] . and this week when i was taking her poop out of the cage it did have a bad smell to it and i know it was different then the weeks before cuz the smell didnt hit me the way it did this time. :(

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Originally Posted by akaprincesssophia

thanks a lot guys. i few things to maybe help out as well.... i have a nice picture of her in my gallery of her balled up in my hand and u can get a better idea of her color [url=http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=30506&c=member&imageuser=16865][img] . and this week when i was taking her poop out of the cage it did have a bad smell to it and i know it was different then the weeks before cuz the smell didnt hit me the way it did this time. :(

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Next time she poops put it in the fridge in a baggy and take it to a reptile vet for a parasite smear.
Usually they're only 20-30 dollars.
See if you can find a good reliable herp vet in your area.

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Originally Posted by Danounet

BPs dont need any vitamins or sun light. All they need is some hides, water and a healthy feeding schedule.

To me she looks good.

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Couldnt agree more she is looking good to me.

thanks everyone. some or u r making me feel better and some a little worried :(. im not an expert by any means but she seems totally fine to me, i handle her every day and shes very calm and shell roam around the bed when she has the chance. she seems very active when i take her out of the cage and it doesnt seem like anything is wrong with her but like i said im not no expert so i wouldnt be able to really know.

Your snake looks absolutly fine!!!!! Its color looks fine. Its size looks fine. I would try to switch from mice to rats (the appropriate sized ones). I was once told it this way..... Whats more nutritious, an old mouse or a young rat?

I would not listen to every thing your told though. If the majority say the same thing then it would be safe to say its ok.

Here if you are still in doubt.

This is/was my first BP (She is currently missing... But that's another story) I got her when she was VERY young. She had only 2 meals in her.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...i/100_1161.jpg

This is her 5-6 months after, Same hand. I wasn't kidding when I said female BPs grow FAST.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...i/100_1730.jpg

As long as she is gaining weight she will be fine. 2 mice a week is perfect. Babies tend to look a little thinner then adults. Eventually she will plump up if kept on a good feeding schedule.

A fecal float wouldn't be a bad idea though.

thanks u guys!! :) ur making me feel much much better and i live the picture of her size in ur second picture Danounet :) cnt wait till my baby gets that size and bigger :banana:

She looks OK to me in that picture, but even if she were underweight, she'll soon catch up with a steady diet. Ours was only 112g when we got it at 5 months of age. It was so thin, it looked more like an eel than a snake at the time. After it month or two it was filling out nicely. Today it's 1,100g and neither thin nor fat. Enjoy your new snake! :)