Jen, Lets start with the easy stuff. First looks like a nice light colored normal Ball Python. Second can't tell the sex by just looking at pics. Would have to be probed or popped to be relatively sure. And I would say not to skinny, but could be a little thicker. Now for my honest observations based on the pics. The poor little fella looks dry and unhappy. Appears to have either dimpled or retained eye cap/caps. If the animal is brand new to you and not eating then you really should not be handling it. Being unable to see the entire enclosure I can't tell but does he/she have a place hide/feel secure? A must for BPs. Also what type of substrate is that your using? Repti Bark maybe. I have never used it but it looks to much like pine bark to me. What is it made of? Any pine product would be very bad for your animal. Now for my personal suggestions. First I would try and hydrate the animal by soaking it in some warm(80-85 degree) water about 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch deep. I would do this two or three times a day until the skin no longer looks dry and wrinkled. Also make sure that he/she has a nice tight secure place to hide away from any disturbance. Keep bright light to a minimun. By the way what are you using as a heat source? If its a heat lamp of any type get rid of it. Under tank heaters work much better and they don't dry out the air. If the tank has a screen top I would cover abut 90% of it to hold in heat and humidity. And last I would trash the bark and use shreaded Aspen instead. Looks just as nice as the bark and helps to maintain humidity if you give it a light misting every couple of days. As for the not eating I would let him/her have about 2 weeks to settle in before trying to offer food.Sorry for the long post but you ask. Anyway that is where I would start and go from there.



Jeff

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