Getting worried

Pretty.

He does seem a touch thin I guess but healthy. If he doesn't seem any weaker and he is acting normal, I guess patience is the way to go? :-/

I've had my ball just under a year and dealt with a 4-5 month strike in the winter. Then found out I was doing things wrong and made changes; went right back on feed.



PS. Nice nails. :-)

I'd go with braining before trying the gerbil/hamster route. If you want to get REALLY creative, you can brain a pre-killed mouse or rat, then smear the brain matter on a live rodent.

from the pics where he's curled up in a circle you can't really go off of, of course his spine is gonna show when he's bent like that.

from the laying flat pic I'd say he doesn't look too bad at all, just a hair thin.

And I also agree with staying away from gerbils, once you open that can of worms you can really regret it.

Any news on the feeding?

I had a female pastel of mine go off feed for about 8 months, I tried everything. I offered her a sm rat once a week and she wanted nothing to do with it. Who knew all I had to do was put a hide in there!!! She took it right away the next time I fed her ;) I've learned that some ball pythons DO NOT like to eat in public