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    Re: My first baby snake!

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    Okay, thank you! I read some things saying lower temps, some saying 88-90, so I kind of did both. But that is just the warm side, he does have cooler temps on the other side.

    A perk of adopting from the humane society is that you get a free vet check with participating vets. He went yesterday, and everything looks good! They didn't have probes small enough to sex him, but they said I can bring him back once he's bigger to do that. He gave me some tail buzzing, but he seems to calm down once actually picked up. I imagine it's pretty scary being that small. He was 15 grams, so I think the paper at the humane society probably said 9.3 grams, not 93 grams lol.

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    I bet you're right about his weight. And if I was that tiny, I'd buzz my tail too, I guarantee it. Can you imagine being picked up by a giant human? Yikes!
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    Re: My first baby snake!

    First poop yesterday! He had a sausage butt after the vet, so I knew it was coming soon. I'm used to my ball python's poops looking like cat poop haha, so I just wanted to check to see if anyone can tell if this looks okay? Sorry about the quality, took the picture after the sun went down and lighting was bad.

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    That's exactly what normal "baby snake poo" looks like. It's not as "formed" because his prey is far more digestible.
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    Re: My first baby snake!

    Ohhh that makes sense, thank you!

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    Re: My first baby snake!

    Not sure if anyone will see this tonight, but I thought I might as well ask. I was going to feed him the second pinky, but it looks like the first one is taking up a lot of space already? But again, I don't know what it's supposed to look like. I also accidentally dropped the second one on the floor....Does the five second rule count here? lol. Sorry for all the questions/posts.

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    Your beautiful little guy does look nice and full. I tend to be a little cautious about overfeeding so my personal inclination would be to just let him digest the one pinkie and not feed a second.

    I wouldn't worry about dropping a food item on the floor - just rinse and wipe it off.
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    Agree exactly ^ ^ ^. He's full with one pink for now. It was hard to advise you without seeing him, & with only your descriptions to go on.

    Snake food dropped on the floor- just rinse it off & don't worry about it.

    He looks to be in good hands now-
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    Re: My first baby snake!

    Great, I didn't give him the other one, though he definitely would have eaten it! I'll wait to give him two until he's gotten bigger.

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    Re: My first baby snake!

    So, a bit of an unfortunate update - little guy has mites! Ugh! So I ordered some of this (https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcos...E&gclsrc=aw.ds), which will be here tomorrow, and my vet is going to mix up some ivermectin solution if I want to pick that up tomorrow as well. Anyone have experience with either of these?

    Also, he twitched a bit when I picked him up. I assume this is due to discomfort and itching, but I thought I'd make sure. Does that mean it's severe, should I get him help right away? He ate last week and seems competely fine otherwise (other than being more restless).

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