Quote Originally Posted by Riokeshen View Post
lack of eating is the cause for weight loss plus she is gained a lot of weight just from drinking lol *JK* any ways she should be fine within a weeks time ^^'

and yeah people all ways say I'm a guy when I'm not XD most people think that cause of my username ..
I think your missing what some very experienced people here are saying.

Lack of eating is from husbandry problems or internal parasites. Loss of weight in such a short time is a symptom of an illness.

Did your vet perform a Fecal Float? If he/she didn't, I would question their experience. Remember, not all vets got all A's in school.


I also don't follow along with the vets logic that olive oil will help with the dehydration of the animal. This is NOT just a stuck shed. A bad shed is from too low of humidity AND can also be created by an animal that is dehydrated.

It has been shown that putting olive oil on a snake can actually increase the likely hood of stuck shed.

Also, how is olive oil going to rehydrate the body, the actual body of the snake?

Oil is NOT water, oil and water do not mix. Does that make any sense what so ever to you? He needs to have water ALL the time and given oppurtunity to drink it.


No, my personal advice is to find a different Vet, one who knows what the heck they are talking about. The only thing olive oil will do is give you a greasy snake. Give him fresh clean water in a nice big bowl that he can soak in.

Have you given us a detailed set up of your animal?

Keeping a baby ball python in a 55 gallon tank is going to dramatically hurt your chances of getting them to eat by making them feel unsafe and open for predators. Ball pythons love small tight spaces and feel more comfortable eating when secluded and alone.

I would first give us the best description of your set up (tank, substrate, lighting, heat, how you measure heat), down to the littlest bit of information because we want to see you do well with this snake.