Python weight?

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Originally Posted by snakevet121

He eats every time for me, either they gave me the wrong age or its just because they fed him such little things and maybe when the pet store had him he didnt eat. as long as i stay positive about the parasite matter he wont have them. Im not really worried im just gunna feed him bigger prey.

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Ok, I'm sorry, but this is incorrect.
If your snake is that small, you need to check to make sure it doesn't have parasites, because your snake could die as a result. I'm a positive thinker too, but that's just ridiculous with an animals life in your hands.
Pet stores can easily and have very often presented parasites in their prey, you can not tell by looking at one.
A fecal is not that expensive, if it has parasites and is ignored, then it will get much more expensive.

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Originally Posted by simplechamp

I feed a mouse 10-15% of my BPs weight every 6-7 days. She was also underweight when I got her, but plumped up quickly. If you want to do 15% of the snakes weight every 5-7 days it should start putting on more weight. Get a good digital scale and record all feedings and weight gains so you know exactly how much weight is being gained. If it still doesn't plump up after feeding it properly, you may want to get it checked out for parasites.

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I have to agree with Simplechamp. Believing there are no parasites is not going to make it so. That being said I wouldn't say you have to go to a vet with some fresh poop ASAP. You have a solid reason why your snake could be underweight, fed fuzzies. Now you need to follow the care sheet. Up the size of the food items you are providing. Not everyone needs to keep detailed records of weights of prey and weights of the snake but you may need too. You need to either rule out parasites with a vet or get some solid proof with hard numbers that your snake is gaining weight normally. This is not something you should eyeball if there is a chance the animal could have parasites.

Hahah see thats what todays society has been ground down too. Sorry guys you cant believe that ive been meditating for along time and it works everytime :) I dont have a herp vet near me so we will just have too see.

i weighed him and recorded it and i got him larger mice about 12% of his body weight and im gunna weigh him again and if his weight hasnt increased ill try to find a herp vet nearest to me. But please dont flame on me because of what i believe, i know its a life and im not an idiot and i care for all living life but because of different beliefs of what ive been taught and the religious views its disrespectful too me if you comment on my views in any negative way, thanks.

You should have stated that it was a religious belief. I meant no disrespect, but i've seen it with a lot of people where I work. They are in denial about something because they don't want to pay for something that their pet needs.

I also don't think anyone was flaming you. Just trying to convince you to do what's best for the snake. :)

No worries i was just stating just incase it were too happen in a later post. But yea im feeding him bigger now and in a month ill give you guys notice if he hasnt gained weight, ive tried to look for a herp vet but i cant find one near me so ill have to think positive.

thanks.

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Originally Posted by snakevet121

i weighed him and recorded it and i got him larger mice about 12% of his body weight and im gunna weigh him again and if his weight hasnt increased ill try to find a herp vet nearest to me. But please dont flame on me because of what i believe, i know its a life and im not an idiot and i care for all living life but because of different beliefs of what ive been taught and the religious views its disrespectful too me if you comment on my views in any negative way, thanks.

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I wasn't flaming you, I have a similar belief. However, it's alright to work with that with yourself, but not necessarily with an animal that could be influenced by other things than just you. ;]
It's important to medically make sure that the animal is safe, because it could've come in contact with something before, and it's better to be safe than sorry.

I'm sure someone on here could help you find a herp vet near you. It's always good to have one just in case. :]

This is not such a difficult issue. You need to do two things:

Increase the size of the prey (should be on adult mice at that weight, regardless of age), and have a fecal done. Most reptile vets will allow you to just bring in the fecal for examination & the charge is minimal ($15-$20). If your BP has parasites, then it will cost a bit more for the treatment, but as keepers we are all aware that vet expenses come along with the territory.

Hopefully, this is just a matter of the prey size being too small, but it is best to absolutely sure that parasites are not involved.

Best of luck.

i'm not flaming but i think all pets should see a vet once in a while. i dont have but 4 snakes and all of mine go to the vet once a month for regular check ups and every other month fecal exams done. i love my animals =) lol not saying others dont care for all of their reptiles or anything and i know some people either cant afford to take them to vets all of the time or vets are a good ways from them. i know they are many reasons why alot of people cant but i do because i have a very decent vet and i only get chaged $48.00 a month for my check ups on all 4 and 52.50 for the 4 fecal exams every other month. long story short if you are going to keep it and its a pet you care for even if a drive is long just to ease your mind and and in the welfare of the snakes well being you should try very hard to take it to the vet just to make sure it does not have any parasites or any other problems that could keep the snake under weight or from being healthy.

Can the parasites kill him or is it just a matter of being too skinny and its not healthy for the snake?