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Question from a worried BP Owner || Permanent stunting?
Hello there. I'm absolutely terrified to post, but it says in the header it's friendly, so, here goes. I'm worried sick about my baby.
A few months ago I brought home my first ball python, a little pastel named Ezekiel. I was told at the time of purchase he was six months old, but it's become clear to me that from his size, that wasn't the case. (Not blaming the breeder, probably just a mix up or misunderstanding). He was eating hoppers when sold, I was told.
Zeke wouldn't take food. We tried everything we knew to do, including live, but I was told not to worry about it, he would start eating again and be fine. (Bad advice since he was just a baby, as I have come to realize.) Fast forward two months of not eating, and he was unbearably tiny, (I don't even want to say how many grams) and I began to assist feed. (I still regret not doing it sooner). He's begun to gain weight, but he is still agonizingly small...just about 150 grams or so.
He's about the size of a 3 month old, and is at least 5 months..if he was 6 months old when I got him I don't even know what to do. He's being fed every 5 days on medium mice (20g each), and I plan to move up to rat pups soon.
I am planning on taking him to a vet to make sure there's nothing going on that could have contributed to this. He's shown no signs of sickness that I've seen, no mites, and has had a few good sheds now, otherwise looks healthy, but it's just he's so unbearably small.
I feel sick about how tiny he is and am horribly guilty for not assisting sooner and I am afraid he won't catch up.
Is there any chance that this has permanently stunted his growth? Is there anything I can do to help him?
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