Blood Python wont eat, very skinny, losing weight, HELP

[Eazyyyb]

Hey guys so my new baby blood still wont eat. she looked healthy when i got her at 150 grams and is now down to 110. I have offered her both live and frozen rats and mice of appropriate size. Her husbandry is good and i waited a week to feed to try again today. She was offered a live mouse but wont eat. The mouse is climbing all over her and all she does is hiss. I am very worried please help!

[Eazyyyb]

Update: I just saw a bubble in her nose RI?

[John1982]

Have you provided adequate hides? Wait until she's securely in a hide before offering again so she can get the jump on her prey. Sounds like you have a shy feeder and dropping an active mouse in there while she's not secure is doing more harm than good. I'd also try something with less mobility. When she's in her hide next try dropping a rat pup several inches outside the hide opening then leave the room for a few hours.

[John1982]

Update: I just saw a bubble in her nose RI?

What're your temps? With all the feeding stress an RI is very possible. How are your providing humidity? If you had just misted her and a bit of water got in her nose she could blow a bubble by simply breathing. Bubbles don't always equal respiratory infection but are seldom a good sign.

[Eazyyyb]

What're your temps? With all the feeding stress an RI is very possible. How are your providing humidity? If you had just misted her and a bit of water got in her nose she could blow a bubble by simply breathing. Bubbles don't always equal respiratory infection but are seldom a good sign.

Hot side is around 90 and cool side is about 76. I provide humidity by misting but didnt just do it, she is also weezing and bubbling at the mouth

[coldbloodaddict]

Time for a trip to the vet...Also need to get your enclosure/husbandry right so you don't just keep getting RIs...

[Tim Mead]

The temperature gradient is too great, especially for a shoe box, add a snug fitting hide and bring the temp to 82-83 degrees for the entire container.. After tis is done for a week leave a warm F/T food item in over night and see if it disappears..