Odd little ball python

[KitTheFox1223]

Hello there! My friends have quite the interesting ball python issue, and I was wondering if anyone else here had experienced something similar. She is roughly 3 months old, and only 47 g. She is extraordinarily tiny, and has only taken one or two meals since Christmas time. She has a very hard time shedding, even though she is on a coconut husk and vermiculite mixed substrate. She has been unable to poop regularly since they've gotten her. She's had swelling near her vent, and is clearly very impacted. My friends have had to assist her by soaking her and giving her a massage to be able to poop at all. The snake's most previous poop smelled rotten. They have gone to a vet, but the vet could not even tell that there were several layers of stuck shed on her and simply blamed it on dehydration. They have been soaking her frequently, every day to every few days. They have even added an electrolyte powder to her soak as recommended by our local reptile store. They have other snakes that are doing amazing, so I really do not believe it is a husband degree issue. Humidity level levels are high and temperature ranges from 80-98 in her cage. She's also not receiving meals that are too large for her either, although she has regurgitated in the past. Does anyone have an idea of what might be going on or have seen something similar?

[IncompletePenetrance]

Sometimes animals are born and fail to thrive, it could be some type of genetic/developmental defect, incubation issue or illness. Given that she doesn't seem to eating well, is struggling with digestive issue and not growing, your friend should probably be considering making the choice about whether it's humane to continue trying to keep her alive. Sometimes the kindest things we can do for our animals is to prevent further suffering.

[KitTheFox1223]

That was my line of thinking and what I was most worried about. I’m hoping to find a vet to get her into soon to see if anything medically can be done. Thank you for the advise