Hey guys, this is my first post. The situation is this, my deal. My wife works at a vet who is an exotic animal specialist. A guy brings in a ~2yr old albino ball python that is just stunning in color. He says he can afford to feed it anymore and it has to go. Be has everything in his truck, proceeds to unload it in the parking lot, places the snake in the aquarium and drives off.... Crazy, I know. Anyway the wife says we have a member of the family, maybe permeant maybe find it a home....
Ok so it's like 4.5ft or so. It NEEDS to eat for sure, the vet said it hasn't eating in probably a month and wasn't eating regularly anyway, it's needs to be fattened up and to get healthy. The cage is a ~40 long acrylic aquarium that to me is too narrow. There is a heat lamp and a hearing pad with a timer. A human heating pad not an under tank pad. So, I am going to build it a better bigger cage and I have been reading up on proper housing and heat requirements and such. My question really is about feeding him. I was told he probably won't eat until his stress level goes down. Can some one tell me how often to feed him, the best cheapest place for bulk frozen food ect. Thanks for the advice in advance.