My first baby Ball, how am I doing?

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Originally Posted by Stefan92

Wow for some reason in the picture that looks like a much bigger snake, much thicker than mine but it could be due to the fact he wasn't fed well at pet smart which is expected, I will start feeding him live smaller adult mice ever week to get him back to optimal health, I knew getting one from a chain store like that would bring some problems but so far so good, and unfortunately the only repuatable reptile specific store in my small town went out of business

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It could also be that the snake in my picture is a female. And yes, I'm sure I feed mine more than petsmart does lol.

You're off to a good start. Keep up the good work!

Sounds like you're doing pretty good so far. Just get the humidity up there to avoid another bad shed and you should be ok. Cove the screen with foil to help with this.

If anymore soakings are ever needed, only put the snake in enough water to come halfway up its sides in a Rubbermaid or Sterelite storage tub with lid. This way the snake won't drown (yes balls can drown), and it won't be fighting to keep its head out of the water.

Really just putting it into a wet, tied pillow case inside a tub for awhile works just as well if not better than a soak.

One more thing, you didn't rescue anything. You bought a BP from a chain store. They immediately ordered another BP to fill its place. You simply proved to them that their reptiles do sell despite their lousy conditions, and lack of proper equipment available to care for them. I just had to put that out there. It's not a rescue unless it came from a private owner who no longer wanted it or couldn't care for it anymore. Or a rescue organization.