hey,
I am a new BP owner, I just have a normal ball python. I did do a lot of research before I got him so I could properly care for him. His name is Django and he is about 4 months old. Right now he looks really healthy he has nice colors and has a nice thick body. I just need help on a few topics to really get the husbandry portion of caring for them down.
Shedding
- his colors have dulled and his eyes have gone blue and shaded over. but he has not seemed to shed yet it has been a couple days I was wondering if this is normal? also is it normal for them to not eat during the shed.
Feeding
- The first time i fed him, i fed him a pinkie because i made the stupid mistake of listening to the pet store worker. I am not trying fuzzies but I think i might still need to get a bigger rat because they are much smaller than Django. He has not eaten since, its been about 1 1/2 weeks and he is not eating, i was wondering if this was because he is in shed or should i try other tactics to make him eat?
for housing i have one light for day and a infared light for night, also i have a heater in my room to regulate the temp. because we are in winter. I put a damp towel over 3/4 of the cage to keep humidity up and trap it... please let me know if i need to change anything... I also put a under tank heater there but i might take it out cause i dont have a thermostat