Hi everyone,
I am a complete newbee when it comes to snakes......yet, I inherited a 4 month old ball python in Nov 2017. I knew nothing at all about pythons and everything I've learned has been on-line sources. I followed all the directions exactly for temp, humidity, hides, water, feeding...etc. etc... The snake has been doing well and eats weekly and doing all the things the website says its supposed to do.... except one thing.....its has not shed or even shown any of the signs that it may start shedding (ex: eyes and belly color). I spoke with the person who I got it from and they said they had had it for ~6 weeks before I got it, and it had not shed during that time either. Is there something wrong with it? Should I take it to a vet?
Second question, ....the snake has grown in the months that I've had him, but it seems he's gotten larger (thicker) in the lower part (last ~12 inches) of its body and not so much in the head or for the 1st 3-4 inches after the head. Is this normal or is something wrong?
I would love any advice I could get for my new friend
thank you all!!
Erin
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