I'm new to this forum (or any)and new to snakes. I've been reading as a guest for many days (yes my eyes are blood shot) and I gotta say I think this site is awsome! Kudos to you all! Brought home our ball python eight days ago. He's supposed to be my son's pet, but I'm the one that is truly gone over this snake. He's a normal ball around 22 inches long and maybe a little bigger than a quarter's diameter around. I thought he looked thin compared to the pics I've seen on line so I fed him the day after we brought him home a F/t pinky and a f/t fuzzy (thats what the pet store gave us). He took it readily- I was ecstatic after all the difficulties I've been reading about. We waited 24 hours before we handled him again (that was as long as we could possibly wait). He seemed fine, but I swear his skin appeared a little looser, muscle tone seemed decreased, back bone appeared more visible. So, the next night we fed him again. He took 1 med f/t and a pinky. We fed him again four days later same amount. This morning I found that he had a slightly loose stool (his first with me), but his skin was less loose and he felt stronger-more dense. His belly is pink, eys may be clouding- is a loose stool ok to just watch and wait? Is it ok to feed so often- especially if the snake is skinny or poss. dehydrated? I don't have pictures-camera was recently dropped.... thanks