sick? weight loss

[Gekko]

So I have a 6 months old ball python hes not eating for a month now last time i checked he was 522 grams now hes 492. When it is time to take him to the vet? How much weight loss is tolerated? Thanks for the help guys

[tttaylorrr]

TBH that's not enough weight loss to be truly concerned over, but it's always stressful when one of our babies isn't eating.

could you give us a run-down of your husbandry? enclosure, equipment, temperatures and humidity, etc.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Husbandry is the key to feeding not a vet as for the weight loss it's hardly the size of a bowel movement cor an animal that size.

Make sure your husbandry is on point, downsize if necessary and be patient.

[Gekko]

Hes in an exo terra terrarium 90x 45x60 (cm) 35x17x23 (inch) under tank heater ceramic heater on the top coldside 20 celsius ( 68 F )warm side 28 ( 82) warm hide 34 ( 93)thermostat controlling humidity always between 60 an 80 % humidifier on timer turns on 4 times a day for 15 minutes

[elleon]

That seems too cold, to me. I've always heard 80-85F for ambient temp and 90-92F ground temp on the hot side. Check the ground temp with an IR temperature gun. If he doesn't have a sufficient hot spot for digesting, he may decide not to eat at all.

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[SDA]

Your temps are way off. I am going to use Fahrenheit but feel free to round to the nearest Celsius degree.

Warm side needs to be 88 degrees on the inside bottom of the tank glass. Babies prefer it a tad cooler.

Ambient needs to be in the upper 70s or low 80s and never below 75.

Cool side needs to be 75-78 degrees.

The cold side is too cold and the warm hide is too warm. The ambient if that is what you are calling the warm side is fine but I would shoot for 80 degrees if possible.

[Gekko]

I had this temperature from the begining he was eating perfeckly took every meal and hes always on the cold side thats why i didnt raised the temperature sould I?

[Craiga 01453]

You need to raise the ambient temps. Your hot spot can come down a hair, but it's not bad. You need to keep cool side ambient in the high 70s/above 75. Warm side can come up to 86ish.

If it were me, I woukd get my temps up and wait a week, then offer food. A hungry snake with proper husbandry will probably eat. If not, make some minor adjustments and try again.