ball python has never shed

[carpenter664]

Hey everybody I have had my snake for three months and he has never shed but he has an eye cap I am keeping humidity up he is well taken care of also I have to force feed him everytime to eat I have tried everything any advice

[blackcrystal22]

Wow.
Ok.. tell us your husbandry please. If your force feeding him, he's probably not growing properly and he won't be shedding. List us your temperatures, what cage he's in, how big it is, and what your trying to feed him please.
The shedding issue isn't nearly as big of an issue as the force feeding one.

[Krista]

How old is this BP?
Are you sure there isn't any retained shed?

[carpenter664]

I got him as a baby 3 months ago The owner said he didnt eat yet
temp is 80 to 85
hum I need to get a gauge I spray everyday
Tank is 20 gal glass enclosure

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nothing like "respectable" breeders selling first time snake owners hatchlings that haven't been well established yet. please tell me where you got the snake.

[carpenter664]

i got him at reptile show in weschester ny

[carpenter664]

he is about 3 months

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read this
http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules/...warticle&id=59

you need to get your hatchling out of a 20 gal tank.

[Elise.m]

My BP is about 3-4 months old, and she's eating like a champ. When I first brought her home I had her in a 20g tank, and she didn't eat for 2 weeks. I switched her to a 16qt tub, and she hasn't refused a meal since.

What size prey are you feeding your snake, and is it live, f/t, or prekilled?

Edit: And once you switch your hatchling out of the 20g tank, leave him alone for 5 days, then offer him a live mouse hopper.

[blackcrystal22]

I got him as a baby 3 months ago The owner said he didnt eat yet
temp is 80 to 85
hum I need to get a gauge I spray everyday
Tank is 20 gal glass enclosure

It should be 80-85 cold side with 90-95 warm side.
He should probably be put into a smaller enclosure like a 15q tub or a 10gallon tank.
Does he have proper hides (no log hides) and DIGITAL (no gauges) thermometers/hygrometers as well as a UTH? Heat lamps are not recommended.