Quick help! My co-worker is bring over a bp ....

[VesuviusVicki]

and first I want to know if there is anyway that it can get my bp sick? We will keep them in separate rooms and I am keeping mine in his tank. I will just make hers stay outside while I look at it if there is anyway that it could cause harm to mine. We have had ours 2 years in perfect health. TIA!

According to everything she has told me the prior owner had horrible husbandry and I am trying help her (and the snake out) a little. She says it is in a 5/10 gal, heating rock?/ or maybe it is just a rock and it has no heat?, no hides with a stuck shed, and her bf bought crickets for it to eat. She said it is hissing and upset. Well, yeah poor thing!

I am going to check out the sticky on stuck sheds because I have never had one and also print her out the caresheet.

[simplechamp]

There is always a possibility of transmitting bacteria, virus, mites, etc. Make sure you wash your hands and change your clothes after looking at your friends BP and you can keep those chances to a minimum.

And it makes me sick to think of someone feeding a BP crickets. Even if you bought the BP from one of the big chains they even know you feed mice/rats.

[python.princess]

Why would they bring it to your house? I'd much rather give them advice from a distance.

[Nate]

Or tell them about ball-pythons.net

[hoax]

Or tell them about ball-pythons.net

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I would keep that poor baby as far away from mine as humanly possible.

[SamuraiZr0]

I'm new to the game and evei I say it's risky to bring a sick animal into a clean environment .. it would be better even if you wnet to her.. or again directed her to the site!

[FloridaHogs]

Much less stressful on the animal, that is already in poor condition, if you went to it.