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I'm glad you are going to take samples to the vet, but a fecal sample is more likely to give an indication of parasites. Being off feed for less than a month should not have caused the appearance you described, or the death of a baby ball python. Since there was likely another issue, you have been well advised to keep an eye on the other animals. Sometimes babies just die (that was a comment on another thread), sometimes they deteriorate rapidly without good explanation. Out in the wild, it is called survival of the fittest...in captive collections, it can be upsetting, as well as a source of frustration. Unfortunately, sometimes that is just a sad part of this hobby.
I know that sounds dismissive and cold, though it is not meant to be. It is more a reflection of the difference in expectations between now & when I started keeping reptiles (let's just say that fresh imports were the norm, animals were regularly shipped with mites and/or ticks, and internal parasites were expected).
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