Ok, I posted about this male albino ball a few days ago, but things are looking more serious than I had thought before. He just looks skinny. His spine is prominent, folded skin, especially in the neck and tail areas. He just does not look like a healthy ball python, and it has gotten worse in the last week. He arrived last thursday at 41 grams, currently he's 37. Any advice on what should be done would be greatly appreciated. Could he be dehydrated? would a liquid nutrient feeding be helpful or just too stressful? when should I start considering assist feeding?



I'm beginning to feel as though something just isn't right with this snake. If he looked anything like the other baby ball pythons I've dealt with, I wouldn't worry at all about being a stubborn feeder. He just looks...skinny.



Thanks, any input is much appreciated.

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• skinny baby ball - SERIOUS - jayefbe, Thu Oct 30 02:13:14 2008
• if worse comes to worse.......... - pitoon, Thu Oct 30 02:33:23 2008
• RE: if worse comes to worse.......... - jayefbe, Thu Oct 30 02:35:16 2008
• RE: if worse comes to worse.......... - pitoon, Thu Oct 30 03:26:11 2008
• RE: if worse comes to worse.......... - MimC85, Thu Oct 30 08:48:09 2008
• Take it to the Vet... - steelersdiehard, Thu Oct 30 09:26:14 2008
• RE: Take it to the Vet... - knottydread, Thu Oct 30 15:50:21 2008
• RE: Take it to the Vet... - dmasio13, Thu Oct 30 15:52:13 2008
• RE: Take it to the Vet... - robyn@ProExotics, Thu Oct 30 17:03:29 2008
• RE: Take it to the Vet... - dmasio13, Thu Oct 30 19:25:42 2008
• RE: Take it to the Vet... - exoticball, Fri Oct 31 01:03:16 2008
• RE: Take it to the Vet... - dmasio13, Fri Oct 31 01:40:16 2008
• RE: if worse comes to worse.......... - Mike_Russell, Thu Oct 30 10:14:51 2008
• RE: if worse comes to worse.......... - dmasio13, Thu Oct 30 15:54:57 2008
• we call that a poop - exoticball, Fri Oct 31 01:06:05 2008
• RE: we call that a poop - jayefbe, Sun Nov 2 00:11:48 2008
• RE: skinny baby ball - SERIOUS - cid143ti, Thu Oct 30 11:32:27 2008
• RE: skinny baby ball - SERIOUS - exoticball, Thu Oct 30 14:02:40 2008
• RE: skinny baby ball - SERIOUS - jayefbe, Thu Oct 30 16:23:40 2008
• RE: skinny baby ball - SERIOUS - exoticball, Fri Oct 31 00:58:23 2008
• RE: skinny baby ball - SERIOUS - ohernz, Thu Oct 30 16:59:07 2008
• RE: skinny baby ball - SERIOUS - robyn@ProExotics, Thu Oct 30 17:06:57 2008
• RE: skinny baby ball - SERIOUS - ohernz, Thu Oct 30 17:16:42 2008
• RE: skinny baby ball - SERIOUS - jayefbe, Fri Oct 31 00:11:37 2008
• RE: skinny baby ball - SERIOUS - exoticball, Fri Oct 31 01:10:02 2008
• RE: skinny baby ball - SERIOUS - pitoon, Fri Oct 31 05:36:42 2008
• RE: skinny baby ball - SERIOUS - ohernz, Fri Oct 31 14:34:57 2008
• RE: skinny baby ball - SERIOUS - jayefbe, Sun Nov 2 00:13:35 2008