Hi all,
Just an introduction to myself, I'm a new ball python pet owner. I have a 3 year old, male banana ball python, named Sheldon. I got him from a local breeder about two weeks ago and he seems to be doing well, all apart from two (what seem) minor issues. He was fed the day before we collected him but hasn't fed since and the breeder told us he was a regular eater. He shed the night after we got him and it was a partial shed due to him having shed the night before we picked him up. He is 4ft long and a healthy weight of 1.35kg. Before I got him he was living in a rack system as he was previously being used as a breeder of females but I have transferred him into a 3ft by 1ft vivarium. He seems to enjoy being handled, never tries to get away or ball up and will happily sit and explore his surroundings. Is the feeding an issue or will he just be adjusting to his new surroundings? The other issue is two days ago I noticed some redness under is scales on the side of his body in patches (see photos on my gallery). He has none on his under belly but his belly scales near the lower part of his body are a little pink but not very noticeable. He doesn't seem affected by this and is acting as I would expect.
I researched python ownership for a while now before getting him but am I just overreacting to small things?
Thanks very much in advance,
Luci