ballpython didnt eat for 2 monts...

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Originally Posted by Deborah

What the vet will likely do is he will recommend tube feeding which should not be done, everything you need to do can be done by YOU if you are patient and follow instructions to a T (live was one of them)

If you handle, do not offer the proper prey size or type you will get a refusal again, it can take time to adjust and privacy is imperative including during feeding.

A vet will likely take you on a trip from un-needed prescription to tube feeding (which is never needed with BP)

Fixing your husbandry is not something that works overnight especially when a snake has not ate for so long, the less they eat the longer between meals the more emaciated the more they adjust to it and the more it becomes a viscous circle, this is why you should never wait that long for an hatchling to take a meal.

With hatchlings the more you feed them the more they want to eat the less you feed them the less they want to eat.

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Yeah as i said above my husband is going to buy a mouse and we'll try to feed on Friday. Believe me I'm already going crazy about this. Good to know that we shouldn't take him to the vet. I'm seriously trying my best here... It has already been way to long i know but i know I can't change the past so I'm seriously trying not to freak out because of all the crap we didn't do from the start. As i said we'll try alive on friday until then he is in the box with the thick towel on top at 80 - 83 degree.

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Also this is what I was talking about in my first post. We got 1 person saying try live food and 2 no don't give him live food. That's why i tried thawed again... Everyone says something different on how, when, what to feed what temp the enclosure should have, what substrate etc... it's just not easy to decide which one to believe more.....

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Originally Posted by ifWill

Also this is what I was talking about in my first post. We got 1 person saying try live food and 2 no don't give him live food. That's why i tried thawed again... Everyone says something different on how, when, what to feed what temp the enclosure should have, what substrate etc... it's just not easy to decide which one to believe more.....

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i had stated not to try live, but if the snake hasn't eaten f/t it's time to try live. listen to Deb, she's one of the most knowledgable people on this forum.

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My thermostat arrived finally. I put the sensor underneath the substrate so it should be an accurate temperature no matter if he hides or not. I put the temperature on 82. Please let me know if that's too high for during the night. If so then I'll put it lower during the night.

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My thermostat arrived finally. I put the sensor underneath the substrate so it should be an accurate temperature no matter if he hides or not. I put the temperature on 82. Please let me know if that's too high for during the night. If so then I'll put it lower during the night.

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Thermostat probe should ALWAYS be outside the enclosure NEVER inside where it can be cool down by urine, water or be dislodge.

T-stat probe should be directly secure to the UTH

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Thermostat probe should ALWAYS be outside the enclosure NEVER inside where it can be cool down by urine, water or be dislodge.

T-stat probe should be directly secure to the UTH

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Well that is good to know! Ok ill put it on the bottom of the box.

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My thermostat arrived finally. I put the sensor underneath the substrate so it should be an accurate temperature no matter if he hides or not. I put the temperature on 82. Please let me know if that's too high for during the night. If so then I'll put it lower during the night.

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good to hear. you need to sandwich the 'stat probe between the UTH and the bottom of the tub. if you have one of those adhesive/stick-on UTHs, VERY VERY carefully peel back a corner and shove the probe in. they are very easy to damage during removal so just be very careful.

for my thermostat: i have it set at 95 to get the floor around 90. you need to figure out what works for your setup. i think i recall you ordered a temp gun? use that to dial the thermostat in. it can take a couple hours for the UTH to finally start having a stable temp once regulated, so just be patient.

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good to hear. you need to sandwich the 'stat probe between the UTH and the bottom of the tub. if you have one of those adhesive/stick-on UTHs, VERY VERY carefully peel back a corner and shove the probe in. they are very easy to damage during removal so just be very careful.

for my thermostat: i have it set at 95 to get the floor around 90. you need to figure out what works for your setup. i think i recall you ordered a temp gun? use that to dial the thermostat in. it can take a couple hours for the UTH to finally start having a stable temp once regulated, so just be patient.

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Okay so i want the bottom of the tank to be 90 with the gun?

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Okay so i want the bottom of the tank to be 90 with the gun?

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Keep the hot side a bit cooler 86/88 for an hatchling.

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Keep the hot side a bit cooler 86/88 for an hatchling.

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Ok Thank you very much!

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