I got a ball python from someone who couldn't keep him. I just say him because his name is Lenny i don't really know the sex.
The first few days i had him i got all kinds of stuff and made him a jungle and a few days later my boyfriend calls me while im at the gym freaking out saying get home now he has the thermometer stuck to his face. As you can imagine being told your new snake has somehow gotten his new thermometer glued to the bottom of his face is one of the worst phone calls you will ever get i rushed home and he was flipping everywhere his jaw was twisted sideways bleeding i had no idea how it get it off and immediately called 3 vets before i found one who had the reptile specialist still there and they closed in 10 minutes but i told them it was an emergency and they waited for me. Just as i was reaching to grab him he got it off i grabbed it but it got stuck to his belly already he jerked it right off though thankfully. I picked him up his jaw was not sitting right and had a bent v shape in the middle so we rushed to the vet i was thinking the worst from how bad it looked i got there and the took him back weighed him and he was looking better already they preyed his jaw open said he should be ok other then a little blood on his chin. Witch was such a relief form how he looked on the way there and told me he was 5 to 6 months old and a great snake after all he had been threw he was still a friendly little guy.The only thing i can figger is that the stick side came undone and fell or he tried to climb up on it all i know is i will only use strips from now on. OH and my boyfriend said when he walked in the door my cat was freaking out screaming at him and ran to his home and had her paws on the door trying to open it dont know what she would have done if she could open it but hey its the though that counts and when he came home from the vet she ran over and sniffed him he sniffed her then stayed by me till i fished fixing his home and put him back now she keeps a close eye on him now he has 2 water bowels and one day i forgot to put one back and she gave me hell till i did so.

yes i know you are not supposed have cats and snakes together but i have had her for 12 years and neither one of them is going anywhere not that i would let them be out together when he gets bigger.

But other then that he is doing great i noticed his eyes were gray the other day and he was he looking dry when i got home today i work night shift so i ran some warm bath water and sprayed shedding assistance stuff i got from the store in it put him in and he swam around not that it was really deep enough for him to do much swimming and tried to climb the sides after 10 15 min i took him out he ran around on my hands for a minute i misted his home with the same stuff. Then put him back he started climbing on his branches and threw his tunnel so i took a shower when i got out i checked on him and already a lot of skin is coming off and he was following my face around the sides as i watched him rubbed some off and took a few pictures i think he was posing for them 2 lol. It isn't coming off in one chunk but a few big ones is there anything elice i can do to help him shed and i think he may still have his eye caps. i would put up the pictures i took but i just joined and don't know how on well im going to go check on his progress.

Please fell free to give me any suggestions on anyway i can make sure he has a extremely happy and healthy life thank you.