How to assist feed properly?

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Good luck ... and remember, assist feeding is a last resort ... not something that should be attempted because you don't feel like waiting any longer.



-adam

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Thank you Adam i could have not said it any better :cool: .

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Originally Posted by whyteboi

I have tried all of the stuff you guys have mentioned. For all I know this thing could be 7 weeks old, and I have never seen a BP this skinny online, for a baby anyway.

I dont have the $ to take it to a vet, not even sure there is a herp around here.

I left a rat pink with it, and no luck....... last night

I dont want to find this thing dead tomorrow cause it ended up going 9 weeks with no food, cause I got it from a pet store who could care less how old they are or if theyve even eaten when they recieve them.

It looks like I am gonna have to try a deli cup but I honestly have no idea what that is. Can you post a picture of one or link me to one?

But I am afraid of that, cause I just dont know how old this thing is.

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Well the reasons you NORMALY do not see skinny snakes for sell online is Majority of those people properly care for thier snakes.Sorry to tell you this but WHENEVER you bring any living animal into your home you need $$$ for medical reasons or whatever may come about.Now you "should" research for a REAL reptile vet before you buy a reptile.You have to be patiant with ball pythons as they are VERY easily stressed out and will refuse to eat.It sounds like to me your constant trying this and that to get your snake to eat is the reasons he is not eating.Please LEAVE your snake TOTALY alone for 7 days and then try to see if it wants to eat.Now by TOTALY alone it means no picking him up,no moving his enclosure or etc.I know you are young but unless you listen to others here and actually follow thier advice sadly your snake will suffer and more then likely die.I hope the latter does not come about.

I try to feed it every 7 days. My temps are fine like 91/81 and 55 humididty using all digital stuff, two identical hides, ect. I never handle him either. Im not an idiot, I got yelled at this board for 11 pages, so I know what I am doing

Btw I am not the one with no money, my mom is the one with no money.

Your baby is probably more likely to die from an inexperienced force-feeding than a hunger strike. Talk to your parents/relatives, and get the cash to go to the vet. Hell, call the vet and find out how much the visit is, and see if they can put you on a payment plan.

I just saw your post above. If you have no money to provide for your pets health that is VERY irresponsible. No one on this forum is trying to yell at you, but you really don't seem prepared to take this on...

If your husbandry is spot on, then it's a possibility that the snake has internal parasites, which has to be diagnosed and treated by a vet.

Here's a picture of a skinny snake, since you haven't seen any here:
http://sarah.digeratihost.com/images/qtipem.JPG

She weighed 48g, was treated by a vet, and I was taught how to tube feed her. She also had acidolpholus in order to get her system ready to process mice. I assist fed her pinkie mice a few times, and she finally started eating on her own. She is very healthy today.

All of that was accomplished by actually listening to and taking the advice I got on this forum.

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Originally Posted by whyteboi

I got yelled at this board for 11 pages, so I know what I am doing

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You were not yelled at, people pointing out issues several times because of the fact that you did not seemed to be willing to make changes (big difference).

I am glad you decided to make those changes however you still need to be patient, and not try force feeding your BP.

Did you wait a full week at least after making all those changes to give your BP time to settle?

Do you have a pic of your new setup?

Yes I allowed time, I wait 7 days for everything, pics cant come, since my sister broke her camera, and my 3.3 megapixel camera phone cant send stuff to my email for some reason..... :(

If worst comes to worse, I will just try and exchange and get a new snake at the pet store, they might understand.

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Originally Posted by whyteboi

Yes I allowed time, I wait 7 days for everything, pics cant come, since my sister broke her camera, and my 3.3 megapixel camera phone cant send stuff to my email for some reason..... :(

If worst comes to worse, I will just try and exchange and get a new snake at the pet store, they might understand.

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You can't just get a new snake and hope it will tolerate your husbandry better than this one. You need to just leave it in a secluded place with the proper setup and climate, and offer it a small live meal, overnight, every 7 days. If it doesn't take it within 2 weeks, take a fresh fecal sample to a vet. It's only like $25 for a float/smear to diagnose internal parasites. If you follow Adam's advice to a T, there's nothing more for you to worry about. If you want to be worked up about it and do things the wrong way and endanger your snake, just ignore the help you have been offered here.

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Originally Posted by whyteboi

I try to feed it every 7 days. My temps are fine like 91/81 and 55 humididty using all digital stuff, two identical hides, ect. I never handle him either. Im not an idiot, I got yelled at this board for 11 pages, so I know what I am doing

Btw I am not the one with no money, my mom is the one with no money.

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Ok i have a question for you.If your profile is correct it says you are 17yrs old is that your correct age? If so then why are you waiting or expecting others(mom in your case) to fork up some cash to help YOUR snake? I thought you were a younger KID but lets be for real here.Sorry those 11 pages you say you were yelled at here must have been a waste of time and web site space.I say this because YOU MUST NOT HAVE UNDERSTOOD A SINGLE WORD that was typed in that thread.YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING POINT BLANK!! If you did your snake would be eating and you would not be ready to kill it by stuffing something down its throat.Where did you get the money to buy this poor snake? Go mow someones grass or something to get some cash if you really care about your snake.Its YOUR snake not your MOTHERS!

My last snake had one hide, one day light bulb, about 30% humidity, and a mixture of bark/ fake moss substrate, and that thing would eat for me, so Im just thinking its the fact I have a baby, and I have alot better setup now.