new ball python : malnourished

[jsmorphs2]

I hope she eats for you today! It sounds like she is trying to pass a urate. Dehydration can cause that.

Personally, if it was my snake and she doesn't eat on her own today I'd assist feed her a thawed/warmed mouse pink tonight, wait three days and offer a live hopper mouse again, if she doesn't eat again, assist feed again. Repeat until she eats on her own. I'd actually tube feed if I took in a snake in her condition. When done right it's not as stressful as assist or force feeding and they don't have to expend the energy swallowing prey. But that is something a vet or experienced keeper can help with.

[Memo]

Im probably to inexperienced to assist feed her and i havent found decnet vet where i live. Hopefully she takes her meal tonight

[Memo]

I Researched assist feeding and realized it differed from force feeding and it looks like i might be able to handle it. I will try this Tonight and post the results

[Reed12321]

She may not be constipated. She may have been musking if she felt threatened. I have one snake that does that on occasion. If she is constipated, the soak in warm water will help with that.


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[Memo]

I tried feeding him a mice hopper yesterday and he didn't seem interested so I gave up after 30 mins and took the mouse out. Later that day I pre killed the mouse and.left him in his cage overnight and nothing. My scale should come in today so I will post his weight later today

[se7en]

hope this snake's health takes a turn for the better

[Memo]

He weighs 53.8 grams and about 1.5 ft long

[SCWood]

He weighs 53.8 grams and about 1.5 ft long

Hate to worry you, but I showed my reptile manager this and she said it looks like he has an inclusion near his tail :/ hoping he recovers and eats

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[Memo]

I'm having trouble finding out what's inclusion. If anyone can enlighten me please

[serpenttongues]

This poor baby needs to be taken to a vet, or an experienced breeder. Definitely at the point where assist feeding/tube feeding is necessary. Also needs an increase in humidity, s/he's dehydrated by the looks of the photos. I don't get how someone can let an animal get so malnourished... an albino pinstripe is $$$, too. Wonder what his story is. It's possible he was a problem feeder for someone, who passed him onto someone inexperienced for cheap, that person didn't know and didn't care, and now here you are.