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Re: Ball python losing weight
That snake is very thin. However,if you only just got him,it's not surprising he hasn't eaten yet. Make sure you don't handle him until he's eating for you reliably. I would try a slightlysmaller-than-average live prey, a rat fuzzy maybe.
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Re: Ball python losing weight
Definitely get that baby a live mouse hopper or a live rat fuzzy. Forget the f/t for now. Once he's eating and has good weight try again. If he eats go with a 5 day feeding schedule. And yes that's poop
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Re: Ball python losing weight
x2 what monkee said. The most important part is this little guy eating.
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Re: Ball python losing weight
 Originally Posted by Alx
In my previous post a couple people said I should do live feeding to get him to eat then switch to frozen thawed later. Again any advice or help would be appreciated.
Feed him live to get him some food and switch to FT later when he's healthy.
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Ditto the live hopper, and ASAP in my opinion. That snake isn't just thin, it's painfully so.
Did it look like that when it arrived?
Last edited by bcr229; 01-07-2014 at 11:42 AM.
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Man, you only had him 7 days and he is that thin? That is not right, there is no way he would look like that in 7 days. He was well underfed before he shipped to you and probably should not have shipped. I agree with the others, feed him something live to start (mouse hopper / rat pup) to start.
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Re: Ball python losing weight
Forget F/T right now. Get him on LIVE hopper mice or rat fuzzies right now. You can try to make the switch later, but right now he needs to eat. 
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Re: Ball python losing weight
Thank you everyone I will be getting him live feed, do I just place it in the enclosure with my snake? I've read things about mice or rats biting/injuring the snake. Should I feed it in a separate tub? Just don't want him to die :/.
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Re: Ball python losing weight
No he didn't look this bad when he arrived. He was a little thin but nothing this noticeable :/
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[/IMG]I posted a few days ago about my ball python which I got on dec 31. I've left him alone for the past couple days and tried to get his enclosure just right in terms of heat and humidity etc. But his weight really worries me he is looking really thin. I will be attempting to feed him tommorow and hoping that goes well. Would like some advice as to what to offer him, he has not eaten since I got him from lllreptiles. I emailed them and asked what they were feeding him but they haven't replied. In my previous post a couple people said I should do live feeding to get him to eat then switch to frozen thawed later. Again any advice or help would be appreciated. And in that third pic I found that in it's tank I think it's just it's poop but I'm not sure looks kind of weird.
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