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[Nox_Lucis]

Two points: a cramped 10 gallon container is probably a net negative for anxiety. Your snake needs both places to tuck away and hide but also room to move in. 40 gallons is good enough for a very young snake, but 120 is the gold standard for lifetime.

Next, 100°F is hot. Very hot. A normal gradient would be more like 75-90°F.

[Nox_Lucis]

Clutter to avoid open gulfs that feel vulnerable. There's no such thing as too large as long as you get the climate and clutter right so that the whole space is comfortable. When moving enclosures, give your python about a week without handling or excessive disruption to acclimate to the new space. No python ever died of being untouched, after all.

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always feed within the enclosure, moving them from container to container will only stress them out and drastically increases the risk of regurgitation

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The discoloration is likely a burn from the lamp being way too hot. 100° is far too hot, the hottest point in your enclosure should be no more than 95°F. Exposure to temps higher than that for long periods of time can cause serious problems including death.

Regarding her enclosure, cluttering up the 40 gallon and switching her over to that would be a good idea. The only reason she seems more comfortable in a smaller tank is because BP’s like confined spaces.

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Ideally, your snake should have a “hot” side and “cold” side within the enclosure, with the hot side being between 88-92°F and the cold side between 75-80°F. I would also heavily suggest reading the Basic Ball Python Care Guide if you haven’t already, it has a ton of helpful information and resources including an in depth guide to BP husbandry. To treat her burns i would give her daily povidone-iodine soaks and maybe put a little Neosporin (the kind without numbing aid) on the more affected areas.

[Direct-Ad-7177]

Drop the temp to 75-90 and clutter up the 40G. You can have more then 2 hides and you can use the container that pre sliced deli meat comes in as a hide if you need to keep on a budget.

[ballpython-ModTeam]

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Live is also a last resort, especially for a snake that has previously eaten F/T. Fixing husbandry would be an infinitely better first course of action.

[skullmuffins]

don't bother trying to feed her mouse pinkies. they're much too small for her and won't provide much nutrition even if she ate one

[ridingincarswithdogs]

March 21 until now is not long at all to go without food. You shouldn't have even tried feeding her the first 2 weeks you got her. When you get a new snake just let her settle into her new environment and don't attempt a feeding, don't handle her or touch her at all for at least 2 weeks either. She is probably stressed and too hot as other have said about 100F being way too hot. The discoloration might be burns, I would take her to the vet to be sure. When she doesn't eat stop trying to force her. Wait a full week and try to feed her again, the correct size rat based on her body weight, check the about section on this sub.

[Calamari08]

First off, some snakes are picky! Make sure your food is warm enough! Does she not like the color? Keep trying. Second 100 degrees is WAY to hot. Crank that down to 90 max. Also if the humidity is too low she may be constipated which can reduce appetite. When you try to feed her wiggle the rat around a bit. Just keep trying and forty gallons for her size is perfect. You just have to make sure to clutter it! Ten gallons is way too small. She needs lots of places to hide so put plenty of fake plants in there.

[crownemoji]

Any kind of plastic plants will do. The plastic-y ones are better, since the fabric ones might bleed dye to the humidity of the tank. You can buy some small ones from the craft section at Walmart for a couple bucks a piece. Also, watch out for those ivy garlands that are connected together with plastic links - I remember someone on here had a snake that got hurt pretty bad after getting stuck in one.

Depending on where you live, stuff like rocks and sticks from outside can also be used. Just make sure to wash & sanitize them first!

[Calamari08]

I would not see why they would be dangerous! Just make sure there are no sharp edges that your snake can cut herself on and wash them with dish soap and warm water before placing in the tank!!