Baby Ball not accepting food

[RichsBallPythons]

Well if this snake is on baytril for URI then its ideal you get the setup on point ASAP.

Either the snakes came with URI from breeder or while in your care, thats for you to decide. But while on medication, they hardly ever eat. And being this young Baytril can be very hard on the internal organs. When given orally it hardly works well.

You want high humidity and temps higher than normal when treating URI

[Vini Sourile]

Well if this snake is on baytril for URI then its ideal you get the setup on point ASAP.

Either the snakes came with URI from breeder or while in your care, thats for you to decide. But while on medication, they hardly ever eat. And being this young Baytril can be very hard on the internal organs. When given orally it hardly works well.

As we speak I am building a 10gal setup. I can't imagine the baby getting RI once I got her with the temps never reaching below 75-78 degrees. Now she is no less then 80. She's been on med for 7 days now, 3 more to go according to vet. No more mouth open issues for 4-5 days now. Mouth is clear and never had mucus.

[RichsBallPythons]

As we speak I am building a 10gal setup. I can't imagine the baby getting RI once I got her with the temps never reaching below 75-78 degrees. Now she is no less then 80. She's been on med for 7 days now, 3 more to go according to vet. No more mouth open issues for 4-5 days now. Mouth is clear and never had mucus.

Offer food about 2-3 days after the last round of meds. Be sure humidity is high and fresh water. Baytril has been known to dehydrate babies while on the meds.

After the meds and RI is gone, give another week or two to settle back into new tank. Offer live hopper mouse or rat fuzzy. If no interest right away, leave it in over night if needed.

[Vini Sourile]

Offer food about 2-3 days after the last round of meds. Be sure humidity is high and fresh water. Baytril has been known to dehydrate babies while on the meds.

After the meds and RI is gone, give another week or two to settle back into new tank. Offer live hopper mouse or rat fuzzy. If no interest right away, leave it in over night if needed.

Does 1 drop sound correct for dose? Bottle says 100mg/ml. How low can her weight go before I need to assist feed her?

[RichsBallPythons]

1 Drop for her size is plenty. Being small her organs cant take too much otherwise she could die from organ failure.

Ive never used oral as it dont work that well. So the doasge will be different than injections.

This might help. And might be how your vet is doing the dosings.

Routine: 5 mg/kg IM/PO q 24h
Resistant: 10 mg/kg IM/PO q 24h

IM- Inter-muscular injection
PO- Orally

[Vini Sourile]

1 Drop for her size is plenty. Being small her organs cant take too much otherwise she could die from organ failure.

Ive never used oral as it dont work that well. So the doasge will be different than injections.

This might help. And might be how your vet is doing the dosings.

Routine: 5 mg/kg IM/PO q 24h
Resistant: 10 mg/kg IM/PO q 24h

IM- Inter-muscular injection
PO- Orally

Thank you Rich.

I am reducing the size of her water dish, making a new cool side hide now out of a small container and placing moss in for humidity. I will keep humidity between 60-70% and temps 82 cool, 90 hot. What of body weight though? When should I be concerned about starvation/death?

[RichsBallPythons]

It has eaten so it wont starve anytime soon. Once meds are done, offer food like i stated and do so at night time. And leave it over night if needed if the snake dont eat right away.

If after 2 atempts and still no go on eatign, then you will want to pre kill the mouse and assist feed it.


TO assist feed grab the snake just behind the head, supporting the body. Use the mouses head to work along the snakes mouth till it opens its mouth. Then once open put the mouse in to the back of throat. The snake should bite down almost immediately and begin eating/constricting.

[Vini Sourile]

It has eaten so it wont starve anytime soon. Once meds are done, offer food like i stated and do so at night time. And leave it over night if needed if the snake dont eat right away.

If after 2 atempts and still no go on eatign, then you will want to pre kill the mouse and assist feed it.


TO assist feed grab the snake just behind the head, supporting the body. Use the mouses head to work along the snakes mouth till it opens its mouth. Then once open put the mouse in to the back of throat. The snake should bite down almost immediately and begin eating/constricting.

Again, thank you for your help. Sorry we got off on the wrong foot, just got defensive with the earlier short posts.