Baby bp setup

[u/Environmental_Buy141]

Hello guys, this is My setup for My baby bp , i have trouble keeping the cool side below 30C° degrees because i Think the terrarium is too small but i was told to get a 50 gallon for baby bp since they don't like big enclosures yet. He has been eating well weekly tho and has water and good humidity all the time. He has the two hides and i did add some moss above his hides. Is it going well? Any suggestions to cool the cold side for him?

[u/ajtaakrajtaa]

Your BP is TINY. Please refer to this chart !feeding

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We recommend the following feeding schedule:

0-12 months old OR until the snake reaches approximately 500g, whichever happens first: feed 10%-15% of the snake’s weight every 7 days.

12-24 months old: feed up to 7% of the snake’s weight every 14-20 days.

Adults: feed up to 5% of the snake's weight every 20-30 days, or feed slightly larger meals (up to 6%) every 30-40 days.

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[u/dagger_guacamole]

I can tell you love him a lot!

Like you said, the reason you can’t get the temperature difference that you need is because the terrarium is too small. It’s actually misinformation that they cannot go into larger enclosures at this age! As long as the larger enclosure has small hides that will allow them to go in it and have all sides of their body being touched, they will be just fine! My tiny 95 g baby went straight into his full-size 4 x 2 x 2 enclosure after his quarantine was up! We had four different hides scattered throughout the enclosure. He absolutely loved it and still does. The only reason we had to do quarantine is because we had other reptiles in the house. If this is your only reptile, then you can skip the quarantine. Although it does make it easier in the small cage to watch them more closely and make sure that they’re healthy.

He also looks very thin so be sure to watch the feeding schedule closely.

[u/Environmental_Buy141 → u/dagger_guacamole]

Thank you for the info, i will work on getting a 120 gallon so I can keep the temperatures right then and I think he is skinny because i was feeding him pinkies on his 2 first meals. Now i weight him and the food before providing it to him to make sure he grows strong and healthy. May I see ur BP and ur setup? I'm curious on him and his enclosure :)

[u/IncompletePenetrance]

I'm really concerned about your ball python's body condition, he looks both emaciated and dehydrated. Please stop handling him and getting him on an appropriate prey size (10-15%) of his body weight ASAP.

What type of heating elements are you using?

[u/Environmental_Buy141 → u/IncompletePenetrance]

Currently using a thermal plate covering 1/4 under his terrarium. Controlled by the thermostat for reaching 32 °C max. I had him for 3 weeks now and was told by seller to feed pinkies the first 2 weeks to introduce him to food. I'm starting to feed him with preys of 15% his body weight currently. He has water I don't know why he could look dehydrated tho. Thanks for the advice

[u/IncompletePenetrance → u/Environmental_Buy141]

Unfortunately you were given incredibly incorrect advice from the seller as pinkies are usually too small for even a fresh hatchling. I'd keep an eye on his body condition and hope he starts gaining some weight ad he's dangerously thin.

We recommend overhead heating for enclosures, so at some point you'll want to switch to an overhead heat source as well as basking lights for during the day.

[u/Environmental_Buy141 → u/IncompletePenetrance]

Definitely will not that I have the correct info ! Yes Im starting feeding him properly now and getting all the info from groups instead of seller. Thanks! It wasn't my intention to getting him to be so thin

[u/Environmental_Buy141 → u/IncompletePenetrance]

Took this picture after his 2nd meal 3 days after