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    I'm in over my head

    I bought a ball python off CL on Thursday. I immediately realized she was sick and took her to the vet yesterday. She has a resp infection and the vet sent me home with some shots to give her (Baytril). Vet said it was very poorly taken care of, its eyes are wrinkled. This is my first snake. Ok, if that's not bad enough. Vet said she is gravid and near term. Well, she laid 3 eggs this morning.

    So now, I'm a new snake owner with eggs and I have to take her off her eggs to give her daily shots.

    2 of the eggs appear viable. One doesn't, but I've never seen snake eggs before (the one in question is half yellow, not bright white like the others). Her warm side of the cage is about 87 degrees (3 inches from bottom of the cage) with a heating pad underneath and a heat lamp on top, humidity 75%. I'm debating on whether to let her incubate or take them out and do it myself with the vermiculite.

    Any advice for a total newbie with this much going on? (And believe me, I know I messed up buying this snake). I got her off the eggs and gave her a shot about an hour ago, so I'm feeling a little better about that part. (this was huge for me, since I have never handled such a large snake)
    Last edited by MelanieS; 04-06-2013 at 04:04 PM.

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