BP not Eating

[RickySRonin]

they say Young Ball Pythons shed the most often because they are in the growing phase of their lives, my snake is shedding already and its not growing, if anything it might have lost some weight while i had my feeding problems with her, go figure...

I remember when i was young, my snake experience was with Garter Snakes, i would catch them, keep them in cardboard boxes most of the time, feeding was easy, drop a worm in the cage and forget about it..No heat lamps, no humidity worries, and most of the snakes would shed in 1 or 2 big pieces...Ball Pythons come from far away countries and there is just soooo much that they have to adjust too, not fair when you think about it...

Young Ball Pythons do shed more frequently than adults but you dismissing her as not growing when you've only had her for about several weeks isn't accurate either. She could very well be growing in length and not girth, especially if she is having issues with feeding recently, so you wouldn't necessarily notice it.

Also, what is not fair? Ball Pythons are definitely higher care than a Garter Snake but that doesn't make it an impossible task. They've been captive bred for decades, so most of the Ball Pythons you see were born and raised outside of their native country of Africa. What's not fair is any animal being in the care of an owner who is not fully prepared and there's not much adjustment when their enclosure is meeting all their needs that they would get in the wild and then some.