Here's a photo of him, I put just a few inches of water in the bottom of the tote at 90F, then added just a little povidone iodine to the water. Then I put the lid on the tote for about 25 minutes, then took off the lid for the last five minutes, he seemed to like the water as long as the top wasn't on the tote LOL. He sure is a small one for being a year and a half old! He is a purple albino SD/D reticulated python (37.5% super dwarf, 50% Jampea dwarf, 12.5% mainland). In the last week or two since I got him I fed him a few adult mice, just easing him into the food, most times he just strikes it aggressively instead of actually eating, recently I found out he likes me to wiggle the mouse on the bottom instead of dangle it in front of him. I think he could probably handle small rats just bigger than adult mice.
I really want to work with him every 2-3 days for short sessions either soaking him or handling for a short period (5 minutes or so) or just feeding or even just opening the tub to change the water and to spray down the substrate, just so he gets used to me so he's not so afraid. He is coming along quite well just in the last few days, just need to get this stuck shed off. I actually got him with the stuck shed.
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