Just got a Ball Python

[DerekG4]

Here's that picture of his girth. Is there any way to resize the photo?

Never mind, just realized it automatically resizes it when posting.

[tttaylorrr]

...could he have eaten something that hasn't passed yet? i really can't say what that could be.
EDIT: nvm he's way too little.

BAMP

[DerekG4]

Here's the photo of him as of right now. His other hide is there, its just hidden in the moss.

This was him a few hours after I got him.

When I fed him

a couple minutes after he finished eating (You can see the mouse bulge on the right)

this was him about an hour later when I found that he regurgitated the mouse. I handled him very quickly to take a size comparison of him with my hand. I also just noticed that bulge he has right now is not in this picture.

[SDA]

So to follow up on what you should do:

Take the advice given here for husbandry
The snake regurgitated so give it 2 weeks to acclimate and heal
You are responsible for its health and welfare now so try everything to get it used to captivity and after 2 weeks, attempt to feed it. I suggest live prey to start and worry later about weening to f/t. Also start small. The prey in the picture was too large to begin with.
After if feeds make an appointment with a vet. It is wild caught so you do not know if it has any parasites or other ailments. A full checkup is very recommend for a wild animal.

Don't give up or worry about the what ifs, focus on the now and how to best care for this animal and just provide it with the best care you can give.

Most important is be patient, don't panic, and give it time to settle in.

Oh and DO NOT handle him again during those two weeks no matter what you want to do. Leave him alone as much as you can.

[DerekG4]

So to follow up on what you should do:

Take the advice given here for husbandry
The snake regurgitated so give it 2 weeks to acclimate and heal
You are responsible for its health and welfare now so try everything to get it used to captivity and after 2 weeks, attempt to feed it. I suggest live prey to start and worry later about weening to f/t.

Alrighty, I'll try my best.

Also start small. The prey in the picture was too large to begin with.

Looks like that explains why he regurgitated it in the first place. I got a hopper since it looked small and at that moment they didn't have any pinkies.

Oh and DO NOT handle him again during those two weeks no matter what you want to do. Leave him alone as much as you can.

Will do. I'll avoid touching him.

He's starting to move around now, but strangely he's completely avoiding the Spanish moss and staying in the few spots that are in the open.

[DerekG4]

Just came back from some errands, he's finally hiding in the moss. But now I just realized its gonna be difficult to clean since now that I'm here, I smell pee in there and I can't tell exactly where in the tank, and I can't remove the moss now as it'll disturb him. There's also a piece of urate stuck on his butt.


Wasn't able to edit the previous post, Sorry.

[DerekG4]

No point in continuing this thread any more, it has sadly died.

Went to change his water really quick and I noticed he hasn't moved even a tiny bit in 4 hours. I poked him a little with some moss to see if he'd react and he didn't. Poked him with my finger, no reaction either. Picked him up and noticed he was stiff, probably dead for a while now. Couldn't have died of hypothermia, as the spot he was in was about 80 degrees. I'm pretty angry and sad about the whole situation now.

I guess I won't try again unless I get a CB/CBB Python. Won't try another wild python unless its much older and eating well, and even with that, I doubt I'd attempt to rescue another ball python.

[hilabeans]

Poor little thing. I'm sorry to hear. ☹️

[Godzilla78]

No point in continuing this thread any more, it has sadly died.

Went to change his water really quick and I noticed he hasn't moved even a tiny bit in 4 hours. I poked him a little with some moss to see if he'd react and he didn't. Poked him with my finger, no reaction either. Picked him up and noticed he was stiff, probably dead for a while now. Couldn't have died of hypothermia, as the spot he was in was about 80 degrees. I'm pretty angry and sad about the whole situation now.

I guess I won't try again unless I get a CB/CBB Python. Won't try another wild python unless its much older and eating well, and even with that, I doubt I'd attempt to rescue another ball python.

A wild hatchling that small was going to be a challenge to keep alive, don't be hard on yourself, the condition you got him in was very difficult, and it would have been a small miracle to keep him alive.

Mourn, do some research and then after much thought and preparation, you can adopt a new snake.

[Newbie39]

So sad. You tried your best to give him a chance.


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