Hi all.

My 6month old ball python has lost a little weight and I'm a little concerned. I had her a week and a half ago and she was healthy, very tame, etc. Her previous owners said she fed on large mice every 10 days. Since I live with a friend who knows a bit about snakes (has had a corn snake for 6 years), she had a look at her and said she looks way too small to be on large mice and said I should try medium instead.

As it came to feeding her on Tuesday (11th Feb), I was hesitant on whether or not I should change her diet to medium f/t mice every 7 days after what my friend said, but I went ahead with it and bought medium. She fed on it well, didn't take her long to eat it. Then after 48hours passed so she can digest, I noticed she had lost a little weight, not a lot, but a significant amount for me to notice - she has a tiny bit of excess skin and sort of looks like when your hands have been in water a very long time. It's not drastic, but you can see it if she curls a little or whatnot.

I've been keeping her viv temp at around 80f all the time, but I did increase the humidity a bit since she had a tiny bit of skin to shed that her previous owners didn't help her out with. Before I fed her, her skin started to go a little dull and her eyes a bit grey, so I thought she was ready for her next shed. But after feeding her she was fine and looked normal again.

I'd really appreciate any feedback or advice since I am quite concerned, and she is my first BP!