Quote Originally Posted by Zombie View Post
It's no problem, I like helping.

You shouldn't use Neosporin on her tho. It's become taboo to use because of the petroleum jelly factor. It could actually do more harm then good. I would use paper towels over newspaper if you have them, otherwise NP is fine. Just don't put anymore neo on her, she should be good
Hi, Zombie, just a quick update - I only treated her with the neosporin twice, and within 2 days of putting her on newsprint, she went *super* pink belly (my girl's underside always goes an alarming shade of hot pink when she's going into shed, it's crazy), so once I saw that and her blurred markings, I just left her alone. As of last night, she's in full blue, so thankfully here pretty soon she's going to be rid of her damaged scales and we'll be back in normal business. I've replaced her thermostat with one that I can set to a specific temperature, which is indeed helping level out her temps. I've never known her to turn down a meal after a shed (her last shed was 3 days before her last meal, in late September), so hopefully, she'll break her fast, too. Of course, now that I've said it out loud, she'll probably snub her rat, LOL! But since her weight is stable, if she still refuses to eat, then I'll just keep trying every couple weeks till she takes it - I really honestly think the fasting is breeding season related, she's ideal size and age, and well... she's a ball python. That's how they roll.