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Re: BP not well at petco
What everyone's saying is right--get the humidity up, the snake is likely to be dehydrated--and DO NOT give it those supplements, the snake might expire from the stress of having stuff forced on it alone, and it most certainly will not eat if it's being manhandled 3 times a day.
I would suggest peace and quiet for at least 3 full days with proper moisture and NO HANDLING AT ALL, and then offer a live mouse crawler (eyes just barely open but not really walking steadily). I recommend a mouse crawler because I have found that problem starters who are very shy and underweight find them less intimidating. A pinkie rat doesn't have quite the mobility to excite them as much, and a pinkie mouse is beneath their notice. Introduce the food item when all is quiet, and leave it there for a half hour. If it is not eaten, remove it, and try again in 2 days--try a fuzzy rat. Try a mouse hopper. Hatchlings differ--some WANT bigger prey, and refuse smaller--some are intimidated by larger prey animals, and will take a smaller one. Some prefer rats, some prefer mice.
If you have to, sneak the proper food to the snake. 
I only recommend trying the feeding after 3 days because the snakes sounds like it may be in critical condition, and it desperately needs food. If you cannot get it eating within the week, then it must have veterinary care, or it is likely to die. It will need to be assist-fed, or possibly even force-fed at that point, and it does not sound like you have the experience to do this without harming the snake--snakes can easily be injured during such a procedure.
Remember--NO HANDLING. That is crucial. Don't move the snake again, and don't do anything with it apart from making sure it has clean water.
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