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I'll chime in again with a strong and unflinching vote not to euthanize this perfectly healthy animal for multiple reasons. 1. It outwardly appears...

He has such incredible coloration- :love:

Speaking of older pets, most of my snakes are in their teens & 20's, except for 2 that are 3 1/2 years old. And I know we're not talking about dogs...

Feliz is doing great. Had him out for a bit today and realized I hadn't taken pics in a while. Here are some pics of him going back into his...

I have had so much experience as a vet tech and out of the hospital with sick animals (all of my non-human kids are problem kids somehow? But I love...

You are really, really over-reacting when you say you are considering euthanasia for this snake. I'm saying this as someone who, though I am...

I'm also in the "No way is this snake ready for euthanasia" camp. I would suggest the OP consider relinquishing this snake to the vet or to a...

I should say my post was one of those late night musing when I should really be sleeping type posts. So it was a bit of a ramble of what op can...

I wouldn't write this snake off or be considering euthanasia just yet. I'm looking at the size of the feeders she's been eating - around 275 grams -...

Reading back through the thread, I see that you are giving probiotics. I think that's good. Since the contrary was hinted at earlier, and mostly...

There's a good chance that those were harmless detrivorous mites. When I was a novice snake keeper, I had that mix up (figured it out before I...

If the quality of life isn't there, you shouldn't let an animal suffer. Are you sure she isn't being active when you aren't around? I know someone...

I've heard back and forth over if prekilled is the way to go for the same reasons snakes are recommended to eat prekilled (no risk of prey fighting...

She has never been in contact with any other snakes. I handled some wild rat snakes outside a few times but, I was sure to wash my hands well before...

Oh yeah, they can have weirdly specific preferences. I try not to do prekilled for anything but very small babies, but I have a few that just will...

I swear all my Ts are spoiled princesses. The GBB (who now has a name, Mora) didn't eat her prekilled superworm and instead just kicked it out of the...

Hello again! It's been about a week, so it's time for more pics of Ziggy Ure :D He grows more confident every day that passes. This morning, he...

That would be a great "signature" for you -or for anyone- :): "Help things that need help."

Ok. Good to know. The shedding does kind of help give some insight into why he wouldn’t eat also. Between that and the mites and needing water, no...

:colbert2::carrot::sweeet: Hang in there.

That's awesome to hear. When the skin gets really roughed up like this one's was it will take a couple more good sheds for things to get back to...

Good news: so, all the treatments for his mites and be dehydration paid off in the form of a decent shed. After two weeks of dropping who knows how...

With no other snakes in a collection, it really isn't necessary to rule out nido or IBD arenavirus. Nothing can be done to treat them beyond...

You say you had no contact with another python, but what about any other kinds of snakes? Others can transmit diseases too, & I wonder how she got...

Nidovirus (more likely in a python than IBD) can't entirely be ruled out just because, as pointed out, it can be dormant for years. However, 11 years...

Yes, she has not been in contact with another python her entire life, nor have I handled another python her entire life. I never been to a reptile...