Quote Originally Posted by spitfireashlea View Post
This is also something that I am sure will be debated, I personally think she looks thin. You may want to try feeding tomorrow and wed, if she does not eat either of those days, then you may want to force feed. I'm not proposing that she is deathly ill looking or extremely small, just suggesting she's a lil skinny.

Never have I knocked anyone here on this forum, but I wouldn't really listen to this guy. Force feeding should definitely be your LAST option. And you haven't taken it to the vet.

First off. 10 gallon tank is perfectly fine.

Second, I'm pretty sure that you've heard people who smoke cigarettes all their lives, and nothing ever happens to them. Regardless, we are advised not to smoke cigarettes because it MAY be hazardous. The word of the day would be "optimum"


Your BP is not eating...and you are concerned. I think at this point, you want what's BEST for your BP. So you don't want your snake to do just fine, you want it to be good.

So with that in mind. I would suggest two identical hides, Rabernet's suggest was best.

Check your husbandry: Make sure you have the right thermometers (acurite is most recommended) and that he has the right heat sources. I do not recommend that overhead fluorescent (or day bulb, I can't tell). Make sure your humidity is being checked properly, check this link in case its hard for your humidity to stay up, http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=90187

Check the caresheets here, I'm pretty sure you know where they are located...

I would also use something dark to cover the sides of your enclosure, paper won't really cut it, either paint it with some acrylic paint (the type you use for canvas) or cover it with black styrofoam (can someone chime on this since i don't know where to get it?)

And this is a shot in the dark, but I'm guessing your showing all your friends your snake, and i say this because your keeping him in your college dorm (I've noticed the walls ) Let the snake be for a week or so and then introduce him a hopper.

You can take advice from one person who know a ruckus will begin from replying to this forum. Or you can listen to the "All powerful" community here in this Forum who work together to help beginner herps do whats best for their animals...