Is my female looking thin.

[Elliot]

I purchased my het albino female ball python at a show. The show was on august 7th. And the snake still hasnt eaten. Im starting to get worried.. Ill show some pictures of her. aswell as elvis my male. Whom is a bit older but not much. ( not to mention elvis is a bit of a fatty.)

This is elvis.




And this is Mary the female.

[Evilme5229]

I don't think shes getting thin; although the pictures are a little dark. I wouldn't be too strained to be surprised shes not eating yet. Make sure that her enclosure has the right settings. Also, have you been handling her a lot? Hatchlings in particular do not like to be bothered much.

Make sure her hide/hides are appropriate for her. Are you feeding inside or outside her enclosure? Things like this are questions that will effect her feeding habits.

[loonunit]

She doesn't look distressingly triangular yet, the way my het pied did this spring after his 5 month fast. But she does look like she hasn't eaten in a while.

She looks very young, based on her size relative to the video game controller. At that age, I would very much want to get a meal in her in the next few weeks, because she hasn't got much back-up storage of fat yet.

[Elliot]

yeah. Im switching her to a small tub.. and i wont handle her for 3 or 4 days, and ill try feeding her again. Id hate to see her die.. And yeah she.. doesnt like being handled. I was trying to tame her down. shoulda left her alone. well Ill keep you guys posted on marys status ;-;