One and a half year old snake, 50 grams?

[Pippers]

Yes, outdoor is the probe that you would want on the hot spot.

Done and done. Disregard my last post regarding the mat, had to hold the "Set" button.

[LittleTreeGuy]

Sounds (and looks) like Pip's new home is coming along nicely.

[treaux]

Good to see this seeming to go the right way. I'm anxious to see how much Pip grows now that he's eating more appropriate sized prey. Hopefully that was the only reason he is so small and he will grow for you.

[Pippers]

Sounds (and looks) like Pip's new home is coming along nicely.

Yes, his temps are dialed in perfectly but I'm currently battling the humidity. It's at 40%, I may need to just create a humid hide for him. Otherwise the tank is working beautifully during all hours and Pip seems happy

And I will update this thread with pictures of massive growth (assuming the thread is alive and the diagnosis was accurate) from little Pip.

[LittleTreeGuy]

I had a lot of humidity issues with my enclosure as well. What I found to work best was I got a 6" ceramic flower pot (Ceramic, it's heavier... a dog bowl or anything would probably work) and put some sphagnum moss in it, just a handful or so... then wet it down, and left maybe a 1/2" of water in the bottom of the bowl. The moss does a good job of absorbing the water, and then since there is a lot of surface area, it can evaporate quite well. My humidity was lingering around 40% and after I put that in the tank, it went up to the mid 50's. I did try to seal up the rest of the enclose pretty good, with the exception of a small vent in the back, but that may be worth a shot. You can get sphagnum moss at Lowes/Home Depot, and maybe other places. Most decent garden centers carry it.

[angllady2]

Poor little darling. I feel your pain. I rescued a little bitty normal male someone had on Craigslist as a cinnamon. He was over a year old and weighed only 60 grams. His owners meant well, but they had been told he only needed one pinky mouse a MONTH. He was so far malnourished, the first time I offered him a fuzzy mouse ( he was too small to eat anything bigger ) he was terrified of it.

It took me weeks to get him eating appropriately sized meals every 5 days. But, once he started, he never looked back. In the 8 months he was in may care, he grew to over 1000 grams from 60. He gained weight and size so quickly, I swear you could watch him grow. He was a delightful little snake, despite his early setbacks, and his adoptive family were thrilled to get him. At my last update, he was 1600 grams steady and spoiled rotten.

Keep working with the little guy, sometimes they can really surprise you with their resiliency.

Gale

[Pippers]

The water sitting on the moss doesn't warrant mold growth? That sounds like quite a musty area inside the ceramic bowl, but the idea seems solid, I've been thinking about using a humid hide but this sounds like a good way to get the humidity up for him without making HIM work for it. Definitely will be looking into it!

Also Gale, that comeback story sounds brilliant. I've decided to put Pip on a 6 day feeding schedule (hoppers) for now..I hope to see him grow as fast as your little guy did.

[Pippers]

So I fed Pip a hopper a couple days ago, and long story short he had a very hard time getting it down due to the mouses "fetile" position. It was just awkward all around for him.
I handled him today and noticed he has what I can only explain as deflated scales. They look like wrinkles. Is this dehydration? I'm also worried that the mouse could've damaged him. Any feedback is appreciated.

Thank you.

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/files/6/3/4/9/0/20160124_110140.jpg

(the scales I'm referring to are above my finger nail)

[T_Sauer]

So I fed Pip a hopper a couple days ago, and long story short he had a very hard time getting it down due to the mouses "fetile" position. It was just awkward all around for him.
I handled him today and noticed he has what I can only explain as deflated scales. They look like wrinkles. Is this dehydration? I'm also worried that the mouse could've damaged him. Any feedback is appreciated.

Thank you.

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/files/6/3/4/9/0/20160124_110140.jpg

(the scales I'm referring to are above my finger nail)

I looks to me like he needs some hydration ... Try bumping his humidity up to about 70% you can must his enclosure but if you are going to mist, it is important that his temperatures inside his enclosure are on point. If the temps are not spot on then you can give him a humid hide over his warm side of the enclosure ... This should take care of or at least help his saggy/wrinkled skin. .... As far as the feeding goes .... If properly thawed out and warmed up, it should be very easy to grab the feeder by the head with a thumb and finger and use the other hand to stretch out the feeder into a more natural position before offering it to him

[bcr229]

He does look a little dry. He could also be entering a shed cycle.