sick bp

[agrodolce]

I just adopted a sick bp. She's already been to the vet and is on 2 different antibiotics. She has a RI and mouth rot. She's just about to shed. The thing is-she's also so thin her stomach is sunken in. She isn't interested in eating-should I just let her go ahead and finish the shed and try again later or should I put her through the stress of force-feeding since she's SO thin? The girl I got her from said she had a pink last Wednesday (a week ago).

[wolfy-hound]

If she's on antibiotics she probably won't eat. Force feeding may be more stress than she can handle. I'd probably ask the vet's opinion, since she's under a vet's care.

[missi182]

I agree with Theresa, check with your vet. I should hope one of the first things he did was weigh your snake and evaluate her overall health level.