A little over a month ago I was looking on CL and saw an ad for a RTB. Clicked on it and it said they had a RTB they were keeping for a friend who never came back to get it. Anyone who wants it come get it. So I called and talked to the people and they said he was aggressive and if I came to get it today I could just have it. I went to pick him up and they had him in a 10 gallon tank with a screen lid with books piled on top. He had no water, no bedding and of course no hide or heat pad. He was thin, in shed and just plain sad looking. Btw, this guy is probably around 4 to 5 foot long!

They didn't have anything for me to take him out with (hook or glove) so I just reached in and took him out. He was so weak he didn't even try to get away or strike. I put him in a 41quart tub to bring him home. When we got home I put him in a tub with water to help his shed and he stuck his head under and drank fora good 2 minutes straight. Not to my surprise I noticed large black mites crawling on my hands after handling him.

So after a month of treatments and baths and a few meals, he's starting to look better. I took a couple of pics while he was in his bath last night. Oh and I haven't seen any mites in the past two baths/bedding changes!

I've guessing this guy is a BCI:



He pooped right after the last pic so I couldn't get any more...

Oh and if anyone has any advice on switching him to F/T I'd love to hear it! He's currently eat live and snubs his nose at a heated F/T, that or he tries to bite my hand(I use tongs!)