Your opinions are greatly appreciated...

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I apologize...I didn't get him out of the egg. I did see his whole clutch due to the breeder still having them. He is eating two fresh pinkies every 3-4 days currently. I tried the damp paper towel but he would sit on top of the hides and didn't seem to like it. I would go to set him back on it after cleaning and he would throw himself towards the hide, didn't want to touch ground. He actuallyi s quite active with carpet and it's a quicker cleanup. I thought I read that a higher humidity was better during shed phase for an easier transition out...maybe I was mistaken?!

This is an animal out of the egg under 14 days which requires a different setup than a BP after their first shed. (unless of course this is an old picture)

How do I know? Because this is the only time in a BP's life that a BP will have a shiny skin, after their first shed their skin will NEVER look like this again.

You also do not feed pinkies to a BP, out of the egg they can take hoppers and move quickly through sizes.

If the BP sits on the top of it's hides this means they do not provide enough security nothing to do with damp paper towel, and if he is active this means the setup is off which re0iforce the first behaviour. Again DAMP PAPER TOWEL at this stage is very important.

This is what should be done to a T except that the aspen should be replaced with DAMP PAPER TOWEL. https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...-hatchling-101

This is VERY important again this animal has not had his first shed, and is not established and you could set yourself up for FAILURE.

You have all the info now the ball is in your camp.