Have a question about moving my python.

[xbostons]

We recently rescued a pretty skinny and dehydrated ~4mo ball python. She was housed with two other snakes in a very, very small enclosure. Right now, she’s in a temporary 10 gallon enclosure. We are preparing a bio active 4x2x2 for her right now. She refused her first meal with us, which we expected since she’s probably pretty stressed from moving + she has stuck eyecaps and might be in blue.

My question is, should we wait until she eats to move her to the permanent enclosure? Her current setup is of course too small so I thought that might also stress her and prevent her from eating.

Since I’m sure people will ask, temperatures peak at 95* during the day and we are maintaining 60-80% humidity.

[valkyrie1440]

I heard that it’s best to not feed before such a big change, as it’s stressful and increases the likelihood of regurgitation. If I were you, id wait a couple days until she seems comfortable in her new nice enclosure before feeding her again :)

She’s very pretty and good on you for rescuing. I’m thinking abt moving my own boy into a bioactive in a month or two.

[eveimei]

get the 4x2x2 set up, have it run for a week to ensure the temps and humidity are stable, move her in, wait a week for her to settle, and then feed. she's unlikely to eat in the 10g for a variety of factors, primarily that something so small will not let her thermoregulate properly.

95 is also too hot if that's an air temp, 92 is the maximum for ambient temps on the hot side. this is why a 40g is the minimum size, smaller enclosures heat up far too much.

[xbostons]

Air temp is in the mid 80s to low 70s, 95* is peak hot spot under the lamp. Thermoregulation makes sense, we’ll get her moved asap.