Re: Is my Ball Python Ok??!?!??? HELP
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schiffy
I asked and he said it was fed today. i got him today but it was just form a reptile collector. i will ask him in the morning but likely not. how do i certainly know it has I.r? is it easily treatable?
You know it's an RI when you take him/her to a vet and the vet says that what it is. There is nothing I can tell ya over the internet to diagnose an illness. He really ought to be seen by a Dr. to be sure it's not serious. It SOUNDS like he has an infection and he needs more belly heat, though nothing higher than 95-96 at the hot spot. If you have a lamp, it is ok to bump up temps with it to dry things out for a few days, but you really don't want to lower humidity with it all the time, just when he's sick.
Lastly, take him to a vet! Pets are expensive and if you are going to have them, you really need to be able to take them in in an emergency! If he is sick, putting it off is risking his life...
Re: Is my Ball Python Ok??!?!??? HELP
Hi,
If you just got him today I'd try and return him.
Somebody who sells sick snakes who have eaten on the same day they sell them doesn't deserve your money.
And they certainly shouldn't cost you a vet bill for a brand new snake.
dr del
Re: Is my Ball Python Ok??!?!??? HELP
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Originally Posted by
schiffy
He would actually just let me upgrade only though for a spider which he thinks are all healthy.
I wouldn't do anymore trading or business with this guy if he "thinks" all his pets are healthy...which they clearly aren't. I'd get your snake back and quarantine him and hope he doesn't get whatever this guy is passing along to his animals.
Re: Is my Ball Python Ok??!?!??? HELP
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schiffy
HOw much does it cost for the medicine? I do not have that much money :(
I can't stand seeing things like this! The way you treat you pets is the EXACT same way you would treat your children. If your not willing to do what it takes to properly care for things, dont have them.
Re: Is my Ball Python Ok??!?!??? HELP
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Lferg
I can't stand seeing things like this! The way you treat you pets is the EXACT same way you would treat your children. If your not willing to do what it takes to properly care for things, dont have them.
I do not know why you posted this i found it kind of rude. There are thousands of families that barely have enough money to put food on the table for their children so that made no sense. Economy is hard and this snake is better off with me, someone that caught the infection while the last owner didn't know or care. Kind of hard for me to even think about having children if I'm just seventeen. I breed my own mice and do everything i can to keep them healthy the only reason why i didn't know what this snake had was because all my original snakes are healthy. So please don't tell me I should not have reptiles I care about them more than I care about my own self.