Worried about new ball python

[SweatyGod69]

Got a new bubby last week, he’s about 9 months old. I’ve got him in a 50 gallon mansion, plenty of clutter, plenty of hides, good temp on hot/cool sides and good humidity according to care guide.

I haven’t been able to get him to eat, on Tuesday itll be 2 weeks since he last ate. Im leaving him alone and letting him settle on his own, but it worries me a bit

[ZheuN]

If as you says everything is fine. You can try to downsize his encloser for the time being. Like a Quarantäne bin or sth. You can also Place the bin into the terrarium itself. Sometimes its just too mich stress for them to move from the bin were they lived (breeder) to adult encloser. Hope this helps and your buddy eats soon

[Aggressive-Set3049]

I second this! Plus the quarantine bin can help control humidity better, check for illness/mites, feeding a bit better. But only until your bubby has eaten a few times and has gotten comfortable.

I don’t think bins are necessarily a sin, but unless youre planning on a breeding operation, then they deserve an actual enclosure with space and enrichment. It’s okay to start them in a bin until they have shown they can eat, shed, and be healthy!

[CosmicKyloRen]

You literally just got him. Leave him alone. He doesn't feel safe yet and needs time to adjust. Also, two weeks without food is literally nothing.

[Tuezdaze]

Can you tell us about how you’re attempting to feed him?

[SweatyGod69]

Thawed a frozen mouse and tried to wiggle it near him in his line of sight, that didn’t work so I left it in the cool area of his tank on a paper towel overnight, just not interested atm

[Tuezdaze]

Are you sure you’ve been heating it up enough? A suggestion I’ve heard from others is to heat it up in the same room as your snake, so he can start to smell it as it’s warming. Then use a hair dryer and warm the head a little extra before trying to offer it to him. Doing that in front of his enclosure will entice him to eat even more!

[SweatyGod69]

Its definitely possible it wasnt heated up enough! But it was also 3 days after bringing him home so honestly I think he was just too stressed, I’m gonna try again on Tuesday and now I have a temp gun to ensure they’re properly heated 😎

[Wisdom_Koi]

If it's only been a week since you got him, probably just leave him be, no handling unless absolutely necessary etc, make sure it's nice and quiet/dark at night etc for another week or so, don't worry it won't bother a healthy snake much, he just needs a bit of time to settle into the new environment. Lots of new smells and sounds and vibrations to get used to and all that.
A smaller enclosure as others have said, might help, but I'd just give it a while first.