New owner with questions!

[SmoothScales]

I gotta say, pretty innovative, using stuff you have on hand. Definitely gave me a chuckle. You could maybe add an empty paper towel roll, too. It's good that you're heat gunning the surface; I'd maybe bump the warm side up a few degrees, though. The light bulb box was a good idea. I'd still add a bit more clutter if you can. nightwolfsnow has some pretty good pics of clutter in this thread -> http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...chimaru-Update for examples or ideas.

If you think he could be having issues finding the prey because of a shed that's not come off yet, you could cover part of the top screen with aluminum foil to trap humidity. Make sure your water bowl is under the foil. It should get you a decent bump.

Other than that, I'd give him a couple days so he's not stressed before offering him a meal. I'd hesitate to wait a week just because he looks like he really needs it.

[Albinoballpython]

Thank you! Lol I was hoping someone would notice my creativity, I can't lie I was laughing as I was placing everything inside, I'll look around to see what else I can find for the time being. And post pictures to make sure it's enough (I love a second opinion) idk if he is in shed or not from what I've read she'd only lasts a week but I. Eleven albinos have red eyes and hAve been a really pink lavender for 2 weeks, I don't believe his color has faded at all, but on his belly its pinkish under the scales, very visible when he is stretched out. But If he was shedding it would have been over by now. I don't understand.

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[Albinoballpython]

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[Albinoballpython]

I got a fed ex box chopped a bottom out and cut 3 holes in it at different Hights and places, put it in the corner and used the heavy glass skull to weigh it down so he can't knock it over seeing as how he can hang from it and climb on top of it but it takes up alot of space and is almost as tall as the cage, I'm going to place some of his substrate inside of it as well. If I can find anything else that takes up more hight space as well I will try. Do you think I need more?

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[SmoothScales]

I think the open side of the box would be better against the side wall, where it's covered, so he feels more enclosed when he goes in.

As for shedding, looking pink on the belly is one of the signs I usually notice first. Another is a haze over their eyes. I'm not sure what the eye haze looks like on an albino, but all of mine get a blueish look that is pretty easy to pick up on. After that, their colors will look a bit dull. Length of time varies - I've got one girl that can go from a pink belly to full shed in three days, and a boy that his last shed took him more than a week. He was so dull the day before he finally shed, he practically looked hypo (ghost). But it came off all in one piece and he's back to looking his vibrant self again.

[Albinoballpython]

I will turn the box I had it like that so I could watch him explore it but yes turning it would make him feel better, I haven't got to experience a shed yet, I know younger snakes shed alot more and I don't have much stuff to go on online since he is albino, but thank you once again for all your help, I will make more forums soon about my little cornflake and will update this once he has eaten if if he rejects another meal, thank you so much!!!

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[nightwolfsnow]

I got that one bag of vine at a local exotic pet store for like eight dollars and then cut it into segments, worked really well for clutter. I'm pretty sure they have some at Petsmart also. You can see the hatchling hides I made out of plastic disposable bowls from wal-mart in this thread. Have you tried leaving a thawed prey item in over night? Two of my snakes sometimes won't strike the f/t prey no matter what I make it do or hold it still and keep rewarming it, but 95% of the time will eat it at some point before I wake up in the morning.

[Albinoballpython]

I did try leaving one over ight on top of his main warm hide and he never once even looked at it, he actually never even came out of his hide allllll night because of it which is unusual for him, he even stayed in it the rest of the day after I had taken it out. I'm going to get those bars with the suction cups on both ends if I can find them online and put them across the top at different Hight levels and I'm ordering a large fake cannabis plant that sections to the side of the glass like my other plant to place somewhere. He Deffinally needs to eat soon and force feeding is the last thing I want to happen and I live in a rural place in Alabama so I doubt there will be many vets close by with snake experience, I've met very very few people who don't think that all snakes are out to murder everything that lives.

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[MrStavros]

One small piece of advice...That dinosaur skull might look cool but soon enough your BP will outgrow the width of the opening of the skull and could get stuck in there. I think it's fine to keep it in his tank for now since he's young/thin but I'd keep a close eye on his girth. I'd say that when yr snake passes through that skull and you can see it's starting to be a tight fit, I'd remove that thing from his tank.

Stavros