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Thread: Rescue

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    Rescue

    Hello this is my first post so i just wanted to show a pic of a bp i rescued about 2-3 weeks ago. When i got her you could see her whole spine and all her ribs. And i will have to see if i can find a pic of her when i got her. But ill post a pic of her progress as of yet.ii so yea i know i have got a lot of work to do with her but she has gone from eating whenever they remembered to buy her food to every 4-5 days and she is 18 years old. Hell she doesnt even hit the food anymore she just reaches up and i put the food head first into her mouth when she opens it up.

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    Re: Rescue

    Just checked with the wife and no pics of her when we first got her...

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    Good job man! Thanks for taking a reptile from an irresponsible owner. She will have a good rest of her life!

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    Re: Rescue

    Nice job she already looks pretty good and happy to be with a caring owner. She's living the good life now


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    Now that she is eating consistently, you can just feed her one appropriate prey item once a week. It'll be healthier for her in the long run to gain the weight at a more moderate pace, rather than putting a bunch of strain on her digestive system after a prolonged state of semi-starvation.

    But otherwise, she sounds like she is in a great home now

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    Re: Rescue

    Well we are going to be feeding her a small rat next then a medium if she is up to it next time. As far as what i have been doing has been based on the weight of a small/medium rats worth. She was just too weak to do a good size meal at first. When we first got her she was too weak to kill a fuzzy rat. But she may be able to now but its easier for both of us stress wise to just have me pre-kill her food.

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