Hello my BP

They're TWO?! How recent are those pics? We have a ~6 mo old BP that is longer and thicker than that and she got a late start on eating proper meals.

I would immediately separate and correct husbandry.

There's no way they are two years old. Maybe two months.

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Originally Posted by Lightheart

MY female Ball Python is about 2 years old, has never missed a feeding. But recently, in the past month, she's become real ashy looking.. I have her with her partner in the same cage ( 1ftx3ft, ) I've tried soaking her in the bathtub with luke warm water, a few times through out the day. ( about 2-3x ) I'm completely puzzled why. The other snake is still very normal looking. Could they be lacking vitamins? My female snake is approximately 24.5inches and my male is 26 3/4 inches long.

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1). It's not recommended for beginners to house snakes together. IMO there is not enough good reasons to do it period.

2). What is your set up like? What do you use to monitor temperatures? Do you have digital or analog thermometers? Do you have a thermostat?

3). That snake is way tiny for a two year old. Especially if she's eating properly sized rats.

4). Stop soaking her. If she IS going into shed, all soaking is going to do is ruin her shed. Water removes the natural oils they have to remove their old skin in one good piece.

Im no expert but the ashy look looks like shes got stuck shed covering her completely like she can't shed any off. Idk but its definitely not healthy imo and she is the size of a one or two month old ball. I think you were misinformed about their age and the way you should house/care for them. I think you need to seperate them asap. What do you keep them in, and what are your temps, and humidity? How are you checking these numbers?

Hi,

It looks like she has retained the whole shed.

What is the humidity?