Stressed by improper husbandry and over handling especially since the animal is so small

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...Husbandry-Help

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Quote Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
Based on the pictures of the snake in the other thread (underweight animal, even if eating for now) there are a lot of things to do and this is where to start.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...-hatchling-101

An underweight snake that is leaving in too large of an enclosure and that is handle frequently is not a good thing.

The enclosure is way too big that's for an adult, the thermometer is junk, you need a digital thermometer and should read the temps at the floor level.

The hide should preferably be identical so the animal does not chose security over thermoregualtion, a proper hide is very small tight touching your BP's body, in you case nothing bigger than a 6 inches plastic flower pot saucer.
A tub and a dimmer can be bought TODAY for less than $20, the longer you wait the more you are jeopardizing the health of this animal stress + improper husbandry usually translate as RI especially with very young animal that are already underweight and have a weaker immune system.