The Little Pastel That Could

My little Tigger may not have the best color for a pastel, and he may be ridiculously small for his age (he's an '06 and he weighs about 345 grams), but he's number one in my book!

When I rescued him a year ago, his former owner was force feeding him pinky mice, and he weighed about 75 grams. He had a bad case of scale rot, a staff infection, and a few other pretty nasty conditions. Our vet gave him a 35 - 40% chance of surviving! I kept him quarantined on my nightstand for about three months, giving him daily injections and coaxing him back to eating until he had a reliable appetite and got the all-clear from our vet.

He's a far cry from the sick little waif he was back then though. Lol, he's even started to brown out and get his big-boy colors. Out of all of my snakes, he's easily the friendliest. If you put your arm in his tub he'll crawl out almost instantly and wants nothing more than to sit in your lap.

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^_^ x 100

He looks in great condition! Kudos to you for rescuing and rehabilitating him!

Awwww.... Great work! Great story! :)

Personally, anyone who will open their home for a rescued animal is okay in my book!
He looks great! :gj:
Thank you for rescuing! :)

Thanks everybody! I'm SO attached to Tigger, he's a special little guy, and what a trooper!

Very cool! He is a handsome boy.

thats a great story, so glad he has a great home and he survived! he sounds like a sweetie :)

I love rescue stories! He's adorable and looks to be in great shape now. Kudos to you. :)