Quote Originally Posted by tttaylorrr View Post
first off, welcome!

have you checked his belly? pink belly is the first sign of an upcoming shed.
in regards to the feeding: did he strike the mouse and constrict? he got half down, then spit it back up?
how are you checking his temperatures and humidity? and what type of enclosure is he in? depending on your enclosure there's a number of ways to keep humidity in.
when you mentioned he was hiding and you coaxed him out: that sounds like he hissed at you. i remember the first time my baby hissed: i had no idea what he did!
Thank you! No his belly was ok, good to know it will turn pink though (The only reason I know he might shed soon is because he had just shed before we purchased him and it's been about a month since but not quite) He's a little goofy with the feedings. He'll grab the mouse from my tongs (I'm feeding him thawed pinkies, he might be ready for a bigger size, but considering his struggle with the small ones I'm hesitant) but once he grabs the mouse and constricts it sometimes it isn't parallel with his body so he can't get it down. This time he had struck, grabbed the mouse, bit the legs off (sorry graphic) and then lost interest rather than trying for it again which he usually does. I left the mouse in his tank for a short time but he showed no interest still so I removed it. So he didn't regurgitate it he just didn't quite grab it. I have a Zilla thermometer/humidity checker in his tank (I need to get another for more accurate readings) but right now it's at 55% humidity and about 80 degrees. He's in a glass Zilla tank with a mesh top (all my Zilla products tank, lights, water bowl, hide, etc. I received in a kit.) He spent a little bit exploring and he would go against the sides of the tank, raise his head, pull backwards and turn around, and kind of burrow his nose into the substrate. Now, however, he is back in his hide and seems to be doing ok, so maybe he was just exploring the cloth I put in there to help with the humidity. I think maybe it was a hiss, that would make sense, I wasn't sure balls were able to hiss (sounds stupid now that I type it). My biggest question now is why he decided to go under his water bowl in the first place instead of stay in his hide. Sorry for the novel, I just wanted to give you an idea of what was happening.