My Hatchling Is Finally Eating, But Is He Emaciated?

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Most all care sheets for ball pythons I've read (and I've read a lot) show the ideal basking temp to be 88-94 degrees. That makes yours seem a bit low. Considering that heat is used for digestion, it may help with that lump in your snake getting processed to its fullest. I'd recommend upping the thermostat to 90 degrees for the warm side. At night, most snakes seek out a warm burrow or rock that can hold in the heat from the day. I noticed that before I had a UTH, my snake would come out and sit on top of its hide at night because the hide (made of rock) was warmer on the outside than inside.

You seem a bit defensive about your temps, but there are a lot of people on here who are experts with snakes and they have good advice (I'm not an expert, but I try to only state things I know are true).

It wasn't being defensive, but i could see why you could think that. I just take a cautious approach when it comes to trusting the requirements for my BP to live with random people i don't know (Not that rare for people on the internet troll in order for people to harm their animals or themselves). I've raised his temperature and he hasn't started any abnormal behavior. Though i am still cautious about having his thermostat set to 90°F because it can raise up to 92°F then falls back down. I've also started insulating his tub with a blanket at night just so that the ambient temperature still stays 80°F at night even though he's fine at 75°F +. Thank you for the advice though it has helped my BP enjoy his tub more (Well i believe so because he hasn't changed his behavior pattern).

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Most all care sheets for ball pythons I've read (and I've read a lot) show the ideal basking temp to be 88-94 degrees. That makes yours seem a bit low. Considering that heat is used for digestion, it may help with that lump in your snake getting processed to its fullest. I'd recommend upping the thermostat to 90 degrees for the warm side. At night, most snakes seek out a warm burrow or rock that can hold in the heat from the day. I noticed that before I had a UTH, my snake would come out and sit on top of its hide at night because the hide (made of rock) was warmer on the outside than inside.

You seem a bit defensive about your temps, but there are a lot of people on here who are experts with snakes and they have good advice (I'm not an expert, but I try to only state things I know are true).

It wasn't being defensive, but i could see why you could think that. I just take a cautious approach when it comes to trusting the requirements for my BP to live with random people i don't know (Not that rare for people on the internet troll in order for people to harm their animals or themselves). I've raised his temperature and he hasn't started any abnormal behavior. Though i am still cautious about having his thermostat set to 90°F because it can raise up to 92°F then falls back down. I've also started insulating his tub with a blanket at night just so that the ambient temperature still stays 80°F at night even though he's fine at 75°F +. Thank you for the advice though it has helped my BP enjoy his tub more (Well i believe so because he hasn't changed his behavior pattern).

Um i don't know why this reply just duplicated itself?!