IMO a small 6quart tub with just 1 small hide and waterbowl is best for a baby BP that’s a picky eater. they’re like $3-$4 and can be used as a small holding tank later for your BP when u clean it’s regular enclosure. i have 200-plus gram BP's in these currently. it's my new system for babies and they're doing great. i plan on doubling their tub size and adding another hide once they're above 300-plus grams.

i started warming my f/t rodents in a coffee mug directly under a heat lamp for 2-3 minutes. this has been successful for converting most of my BP’s from feeding live to f/t.

and yep, your BP likes it’s hide. there’s the old saying, a hiding BP is a happy BP. what else can u say, some just like to hide.

could the loss of 7.6grams to attributed to bodily discharge? did u notice any poop or pee/urates during that time? the substrate could have soaked up and dried the pee. otherwise 7 days is enough time to digest/metabolize a small meal given a weekly feeding schedule.

we have a fellow forumer here named Kris who built his own bioactive tank/vivarium. it’s really cool. here’s one of his threads: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...hings-of-my-bp check it out or PM him. (haven’t seen him on in a while tho.) he even had a DIY thread on building a fogger/humidifier.