I need help with my ball python

[Annarose15]

Sorry for double posting but I can not find the edit button anywhere :/

I took cent84's advice and this is what I did.

I cleaned out all of his viv and placed paper towels.
Took out all decoration apart from a hide and water bowl

Placed heat mat under the heat emitter
Placed hide on heat mat.

Put python back in his cage.
Covered up the front of the viv with a blanket.

Now I am just going to leave him alone for about 3weeks, unless a buyer is actually interested in getting him off my hands. I still don't know what's the point of this or what I am hoping to achieve.


Am I a bad keeper?

I'd stick one more hide on the cool end and one in the middle of the viv, so he has defferent temp options. If you decide to keep him, order an infrared temp gun or thermometer online ASAP so you know what your temps are, and then get a thermostat if the hot spot is too hot (which I'm guessing it is, just because the heat mats usually are). You aren't a bad owner, you just need to take a deep breath and get back to the basics of what he needs. If you don't know your temps, you can't get them right.

Oh, and I'd offer him food once a week. Three weeks is a bit extreme, especially if he's a young BP (they tend to eat more often than adults).