Another stranger from Europe :)

[rabernet]

First, welcome!

The "injury" looks more like scale rot to me - which can be from too moist an environment. Make sure her enclosure isn't too damp, and it should go away with a shed if you watch the humidity level.

[Malpaso]

To rabernet: scale rot sounds bad to me . However it is definitely not from too moist environment. I have exactly opposite issues with humidity. 46-48% is common humidity and I have never had humidity above 50% so far... and since I need even more for shed I already made some changes (as in FAQ's described). Hope that will work...

To Wh00h0069: Agree... 16grams is damn low. That's why I do not believe that snake is 6months old... It must be younger. 3 max 4... What you think?

feeding schedule is like that so far:
Day 0 - I received my BP (55cm/21inch, 16g/0.035pounds)
Day 5 - one small live mouse offered (two hrs after lights off time): immediate response (10seconds)
Day 10 - one small live mouse offered (two hrs BEFORE lights off time): immediate response (5seconds?!)
Day 15 - one small live mouse offered (three hrs before lights off time): no response at all... (mouse hopped in vivarium for 30minutes... Even "on her head"... Nothing...)
Day 20 - different small live mouse offered (one hr after lights off time): no response again... (she even turned head away from mouse). Now I know it's because of shed cycle... So let's hope appetite is back with new skin in few days

To Laooda: Thank you for advice with injuries. I just do not like to see anything wrong with my BP so I really hope shed will show more...

To Bruce Whitehead: First of all my aim is not to offend anyone here... I'm noob, you are professionals. No question about that... It's only about I get different information from different sources... I just would like to be sure I do only the best for my baby...

[Bruce Whitehead]

To Bruce Whitehead: First of all my aim is not to offend anyone here... I'm noob, you are professionals. No question about that... It's only about I get different information from different sources... I just would like to be sure I do only the best for my baby...

Not sure why you would think there was any offense taken.

No offensive on this end.

[Muze]

Welcome aboard!

Pretty little girl. She is awfully small at 16 grams, though. Did the seller give you her feeding history?

Definitely check out the husbandry sections & ask, ask, ask! No worries about newbie questions. Everyone was a newbie at some point.

[frankykeno]

Just to be sure here - because 16 grams for a 21 inch snake sounds way, way thin - can you please weigh something of a known weight (maybe a bag of food that has a marked weight on it) and confirm your scale is reading correctly. Also are you using the "tare" button to make sure the scale is properly reading zero including whatever container you weigh her in (or the tub your digital scale may have come) before you place her in there?

Do you mind me asking what source you got this snake from - breeder? hobbyist? pet store? reptile show? reptile rescue organization?

Here's a great link to help you understand the complete shed process.....

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=28794

Here's a link to help you help your snake should it retain shed (don't do this stuff until your snake has tried to shed naturally itself).....

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=74290

[kc261]

I agree with Jo - you need to check that your scale is giving a correct reading. 16 grams is TINY for a BP. A typical weight at hatching is more like 50 grams. Even twins, which tend to be very small since they are sharing an egg, are usually at somewhere around 25 grams when they hatch, assuming the handful of posts I've read about people hatching out twins reflects a typical average.

Plus, I know what a 16 gram corn snake looks like, and the pics of your snake on your hand make it look quite a bit bigger than 16 grams.

[Muze]

I agree with Jo - you need to check that your scale is giving a correct reading. 16 grams is TINY for a BP. A typical weight at hatching is more like 50 grams. Even twins, which tend to be very small since they are sharing an egg, are usually at somewhere around 25 grams when they hatch, assuming the handful of posts I've read about people hatching out twins reflects a typical average.

Plus, I know what a 16 gram corn snake looks like, and the pics of your snake on your hand make it look quite a bit bigger than 16 grams.

I think it does look bigger in his hand. I think my Spotnose was about that size when I got him & he was in the 70's.

[Malpaso]

To MuzeBallPythons: thank you for support... I definitely will ask as much as I can . About fed history... sad to say that I have no fed history at all .

To frankykeno: I know where are you aiming to... I might have been wrong with that weight. I double check that again and make another measuring. I have her from one local breeder (more precisely from his friend. also breeder because his breed was already sold out...)

To kc261: More I read this the more I'm sure I have weight her wrong way... thank you for info.

[Muze]

To MuzeBallPythons: thank you for support... I definitely will ask as much as I can . About fed history... sad to say that I have no fed history at all .

To frankykeno: I know where are you aiming to... I might have been wrong with that weight. I double check that again and make another measuring. I have her from one local breeder (more precisely from his friend. also breeder because his breed was already sold out...)

To kc261: More I read this the more I'm sure I have weight her wrong way... thank you for info.

You are very welcome! That is what we are all here for. Learning & support.
Keep us posted on the weight! She does not actually look skinny, so that is why we are wondering about the scale.

[Malpaso]

You are very welcome! That is what we are all here for. Learning & support.
Keep us posted on the weight! She does not actually look skinny, so that is why we are wondering about the scale.

So... weight update... I know it's not good handle her during shed cycle but I cant help my self.... I must have to know.... She has not 16grams but 16dkg! I have had wrong scale setup. What a genius am I ... so 160grams is her correct weight... how this sound folks?