ballpython didnt eat for 2 monts...

[tttaylorrr]

Hello everyone,
we got our first ball python from a pet store 2 Months ago.
Sadly we realized after a while that he had mites.
So we started a Nix treatment and it worked well. We are mites free for about 2 weeks now.
Sadly he hasn't been eating the whole 2 months. We are kind of worried now. He also didn't shed yet.
The guy at the pet store said he was about 2 months when we bought him.
So he is 4 months now. He weighs 82 g now which is not enough i guess.
We have him in a 20 gallon tank with 2 heating lamps (1 day, 1 night) and one under tank heater.
The temperature is around 80-90 during the day and around 75 at night. Humidity is usually around 40-60%
He also still has some raised scales but i checked there are no black dots underneath anymore...
Also his skin wrinkles up recently (maybe for a week now).
Other then that he seems healthy. He is running around and drinking too. We take him out almost every day to get him used to us.
Can anyone maybe tell us if the 2 months of not eating are really bad or what we could do to feed him... We tried fuzzies and pinkies so far.
Here are some pictures of the wrinkles and his general condition...
Thank you very much in advance!
Faby

STOP handling him until he eats; ZERO CONTACT. you should not handle a snake that is not eating as you will further stress them out and cause them to go off feed, and this snake is far too skinny to keep missing meals. he has 20 years to get used to you, he'll be fine.

"running around" is not something you want to be seeing with a baby beep; that is a sign of stress. aside from over handling, baby beeps will not eat unless their husbandry is properly met to a TEE. could you show us pictures of the enclosure? you mention bulbs and a UTH, but how are you regulating those heat sources? ALL sources of heat MUST be regulated by a THERMOSTAT! or a rheostat, but thermostats are preferred.

read through this post and retain ALL the information: https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...-hatchling-101

mites take a huge toll on beeps; they need time to get their health and strength back, and it wouldn't surprise me if they don't eat right away once the mites are gone.