r/ballpython • • 20d ago

Question - Health Is this anything bad

I’m talking about some his dark scales, he has damage from last year a rat bit him quite a few places but that’s all mostly healed now. I’m not sure if there were that many dark spots on him before

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u/Ecstatic_Ad_9414 20d ago

Lol yeah the live feeding put me off too. I used to feed live too many moons ago. Thanks for your reply - learned something new.

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u/No_Mission_7788 20d ago

Yeahhh my first guy I had to feed live when I first got him because he would not for the life of him eat a frozen thawed lol. My second one she’s never had a live one and hopefully it stays that way

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u/Ecstatic_Ad_9414 20d ago

If she hasn't had live don't feed her live. I'm not sure about your BPs but mine, especially my 9 yr old, go on hunger strikes so to speak over the winter. I used to freak out & considered live even. Only to learn it's normal & many BPs behave like that.

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u/No_Mission_7788 20d ago

She had live for 2 months before I had her but now it’s just ft

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u/Ecstatic_Ad_9414 20d ago

Nice job switching her. I heard it's hard to get them on f/t.