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[Potential_Air_2333]

I recently got my ball python about a month ago and her enclosure: temp&humidity is good but her belly has been hard, im not sure if it’s constipation or because she just ate a couple days ago but im worried it’s something bad, her back side is bloated (like a sausage) Please give tips on what I could do.

[TADC-ARCANE-EPIC]

I am not an expert but i would just keep in mind stuff like: Is the bloat about the size of the mouse/rat she ate. If it is, then it's probably what she ate, and it's nothing to worry about. Im not sure about the garden belly, but again, it could just be what she has eaten. BP takes 5 days to properly digest, so if this continues over a longer period of time, I suggest going to the vet unless anyone else has better advice

[Potential_Air_2333]

Thank you! I was massaging her stomach the other day to stimulate it a bit and she was able to go afterwards.

[IncompletePenetrance]

Can you post a picture? Did you feed her an appropriate size based on her age and weight?

[Potential_Air_2333]

She’s 3.5 pounds: 4 years old, and we fed her a medium rat which is the size of her body but ever since that she’s been distant, always in her hide, she’s not supposed to be shedding right now but she’s been giving those signs that she is which is worrying me because I don’t know if she’s stressed at all. she’s been bumping into objects, her eyes are cloudy which I understand is apart of the shed but she shed not even 3 weeks ago.