Quote Originally Posted by Vianky
OK I took him to the vet today ( cuz he would not eat since I got him last week and at the pet store would not eat for them either) The vet seamed to know a good bit about bp so I felt good about it. They tried to see if they could get some poop from it to test it but he was empty nothing AT ALL come out. They gave him some parasite medication just incase and they tube feed him some nutrients and something to make his appetite grow. Then the vet told me to try and give him a prekilled mouse first in 3 day from today, if he didn’t eat it try in 3 more days after that and so on for 2 weeks when will be the next time he will go to the vet and in the mean time to watch for and see if he will poop so I can take the sample back to the vet for testing. Overall it went well and it eased my worries a bit. After the tube feeding him was SO lazy lol it was funny he looked like he was stuffed and happy!

The vet does not know anything about ball pythons.By them force feeding your baby ball they have stressed it big time.When you bring home a new ball python you should leave it alone for a week or two to adjust to the new home.You have handled it and in turn stressed it out.Since this ball came from a pet store its more then likely a captive hatched baby.The reason it did not eat in the pet store is because it was probably in a ten gallon tank with others.Am i correct here? Ball pythons are very shy snakes and prefer to live alone unless its breeding time.I would advise you to save your money instead of giving it to the vet.Second leave your snake alone for a week or two without any attemps to feed it or handle it.Only enter his cage to change the water or clean up the poo.The members here and myself have numerous ways to help you with your ball python to get it to eat when the time is right.I am not being rude here just very honest.