1. How long have you had your ball python?

3 weeks.

2. How old (or how big) is your snake?

21", 102g

3. Does it eat on a regular schedule?

yes

4. How long since its last meal?

today

5. What type/size prey is being offered?

small mice (7-12 g)

6. How often do you offer food?

every 4-5 days

7. What type and size of enclosure does it live in?

10 gallon aquarium. mesh top is covered with tin foil and tape and has 3 ventilation holes. one is 6" x 6", another is 4" x 3", and the last is 3" x 5", but is always covered with a wet wash cloth.

8. What are you using as substrate? If it has depth, how deep is it?

paper towel; three sheets deep.

9. What type of heating do you use?

UTH and occasionally a heat lamp (which only raises the temps by 5 degrees and sucks the humidity.

10. Do you use a thermostat to control temperatures?

no

11. What do you use to measure/monitor temperatures?

thermometer on side of tank near the bottom connected to a humidity gauge (2 in 1) and a probe thermometer sitting on the heating pad to monitor its temps.

12. What are the surface and ambient temperatures in the enclosure?

basking area: 90 ish. ambient: 70.

13. What is the average humidity level?

55-60%

14. How many and what type of hides does the snake have?

2 hollowed logs.

15. Is water readily available at all times?

yes

16. Does the snake live alone or does it share the enclosure with anything else?

alone

17. How often and for how long is the snake typically handled?

every day other than the 2 days after she eats and for about 30 minutes to an hour.

18. Does the snake have any medical history (old injuries or illnesses)?

malnourished. not really a health condition.

19. Do you have any other reptiles? Have you brought in any new reptiles recently?

no

20. Is there anything specific or unique about your situation that we should be aware of?

if you need to ask anything, i will answer.