First let me just say I have been lurking a while and this forum is incredible. Thanks to you I have properly housed my new ch ball python. I am head over heels in love with her!
I have a couple questions about my month-old, 16 inch long new baby. First thing is that it looks to me like she had a bad shed before I got her. Her tummy is pink now (and today her eyes started getting a bit opaque) so I think she will shed again soon. All you experienced people... please confirm this for me. Does it look like unshed scales to you?
In this picture, look in front of her eye.
Left side of her head, about in the same spot.
And on the top of her head, looks like some more unshed scales...
The other thing that concerns me is her body shape. According to the pet shop reptile guy, she had only eaten twice before last Saturday, and she was a month old at that point. She ate a fuzzy in front of me at the shop on Sat and had a great feeding response, and I fed her again Wednesday thinking she will be shedding soon and I didn't want to wait until after the shed because she is so thin. Take a look... she is triangular and I think her spine may be a bit prominent... is there anything I can do other than provide clean water and feed every 5 days? I have her on fuzzys (what the pet shop was feeding her) think she can handle hoppers yet?
Best pic with angle of her back..
Top down view..
Thank you so much!!!