Baby blood wont eat - very worried!

[Eazyyyb]

Hey guys so about 3 weeks back i picked up a red blood python from an expo in new york. She is about 4 months old and weighing 150 grams. I have offered appropriate sized rats and mice and she wont eat. I read that her tub might be too big so i moved her to a smaller tub with no luck. She isnt deathly skinny, but her spine is more noticeable than it should be. I can really get young rats (waned, pups) in my area and online are about $60 when i only need a few. Any suggestions?! Any help is appreciated i just want my new baby to eat, thanks

[Daybreaker]

What are the temps and how are you reading them? Substrate you have her on? Live or f/t and how are you offering and how often?

[southbay54]

Do you have a hide?

[DNACurtusK]

A photo of exactly how you have her set up would help a lot in giving you helpful advice. A lot of times, it can be a simple fix pertaining to husbandry that will get them going feeding when they're that young.

[southbay54]

A photo of exactly how you have her set up would help a lot in giving you helpful advice. A lot of times, it can be a simple fix pertaining to husbandry that will get them going feeding when they're that young.

have any of those bloods available yet

[Eazyyyb]

What are the temps and how are you reading them? Substrate you have her on? Live or f/t and how are you offering and how often?

Her warm side stays around 88 and her cool side is like 75 (it's cold here) I read them with a temp gun. I have paper towels on her warm side and aspen on her cool side. I have offered both f/t and live every 5-7 days

Do you have a hide?

yes

A photo of exactly how you have her set up would help a lot in giving you helpful advice. A lot of times, it can be a simple fix pertaining to husbandry that will get them going feeding when they're that young.

Ill take and post pictures when I get out of class

[Eazyyyb]

A photo of exactly how you have her set up would help a lot in giving you helpful advice. A lot of times, it can be a simple fix pertaining to husbandry that will get them going feeding when they're that young.

[DNACurtusK]

First observation.....she has ALOT of open space in there. Take some newspaper and crumple it up and fill all the 'open' space. Giver her a few days undisturbed, then try leaving a pup in there with her in front of her hide....These guys like to feel secure. At that age, if they feel insecure, they often will not feed.

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We house hatchlings in shoe box Tupperware containers if that gives you an idea....

[Eazyyyb]

First observation.....she has ALOT of open space in there. Take some newspaper and crumple it up and fill all the 'open' space. Giver her a few days undisturbed, then try leaving a pup in there with her in front of her hide....These guys like to feel secure. At that age, if they feel insecure, they often will not feed.

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We house hatchlings in shoe box Tupperware containers if that gives you an idea....

okay could i use paper towels instead of newspaper? thats the smallest tub i could find that fits in my rack

[DNACurtusK]

Sure can!!