yet another 'my bp is not eating' thread

[John1982]

I was warned that this forum was full of misguided and ill-informed herpers, but I was hoping for a fifth opinion on what is going on. The other people were correct about this forum. Anyone who thinks that aspen is a viable choice for a substrate for a ball python is not someone I want to assist me.

If you change your mind about the bolded bit, I'll be happy to assist too. It seems to me like you've got some preconceived notions about this forum that might be partially blocking your good advice receptors. You've already received plenty of good pointers from knowledgable folks so I'll just offer general advice, about researching and utilizing what you read. There might be 9 ways to skin a cat but if you try to use them all at the same time, you're just going to ruin the pelt. You're trying too hard to find the "best" solution.