What do I do with this poor baby?

[LindsayMichelle]

Omg I just checked on him and he looks so bad, I want to cry. He didn't look this bad yesterday. I put another hide in his tub on the cold side and this was how I found him. I touched him and he barely moved. I'm trying to get an apt for him now.

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[larryd23]

In late October, my daughter got her first BP for her birthday. In July we had picked out a beautiful Cinnamon Banana male, but he was a problem feeder much like yours. On the advice of our local reptile shop, we selected another BP... a Pastel Banana male.

Our boy was already on f/t when we got him. A few days ago, he ate his first 40 gram weaned rat and now tips the scale at 340 grams. The good news is that the Cinnamon Banana male, as much as he struggled, is starting to thrive. We visit the shop every week or two and he is now eating regularly and starting to gain weight. So... keep you hopes up.

One thing I would suggest from personal experience is to replace your RBI hide with the small RBI hides. Even at 340 grams our boy prefers the smaller hides. He looks ridiculous in them (more like half in and half out), but that's what he prefers for now.

Also, Cuisinart makes a great kitchen scale for $25 that we appropriated for our boy: https://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-Dig.../dp/B009L1VV5W

Good luck!

[Godzilla78]

He needs a tiny hide, perfect temps and humidity and live little tiny mice to eat. In my experience, young live mice are like candy to pythons and irresistible.


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[Godzilla78]

The great thing about small mice is that he won’t be scared of them, and you can feed multiple of them frequently to fatten him up.


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[hollowlaughter]

Omg I just checked on him and he looks so bad, I want to cry. He didn't look this bad yesterday. I put another hide in his tub on the cold side and this was how I found him. I touched him and he barely moved. I'm trying to get an apt for him now.

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In the interim, focus on getting the setup Deborah has mentioned. This animal is looking severely dehydrated, which will require assuring that your humidity is spot on, since some BPs will not eat if they're not hydrated enough and kept in high enough humidity.

Deborah's guide says 50-60% but I'd say in this case aim for 60% as a minimum until he plumps up some.

[Kcl]

He definitely looks extremely skinny in that picture. Hoping for the best for him.

[Quahog]

I should have mentioned a temp gun in addition to thermometers, sorry!

Though follow Debora's advice over mine!! Sorry for being confusing!

[LindsayMichelle]

I think he's gone. I just finished his new tub and when I picked him up he was completely limp. I thought I may have felt some life but I can't be sure. I put him in the new tub and I'm scared to check on him again. I don't understand what happened and how he went downhill so quickly. I'm so upset

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[Quahog]

Aw! I'm so sorry!

If the little one passed it's NOT your fault! You did everything you could!!

[Caali]

I'm really sorry if he has passed away. It's definitely not your mistake! You did your job amazingly! I wish he would've found you sooner