Hey guys! so this is my first time using a forum for anything! i just want to make sure i get all the help i can for my first baby ball. His name is charlie and i got him about 4 weeks ago. He is pretty large for a baby, so i just went for the 40 gallon tank. He seems to love it. i have two hides, a water bowl and a large branch thing for him to climb on. He was all over the cage the second i put him in it. He ate the second week after i brought him home with no problems at all. I am feeding him small frozen fuzzies still.

So we are on week 4 now and he has yet to eat anything. I was told that when they are young, they should eat once a week. He started to shed about 3 days ago and still isnt done. I guess i am worried about how long it is taking him. He also seems to be loosing weight. All of the posts seem to say that ball pythons usually wont eat until they are done shedding, but i am scared that something isnt right.

I have tried running him through a damp towl to help with the shedding, but he was scared of the towel so it did not help.
I tried placing him in a shallow container of water to help hydrate him but he just kept crawling out of it.

Any advice? Or am i overthinking it?