Hidden Danger...Please Read

Hope Champ makes it.

I know about those hidden dangers. Even though it was not in his cage i almost had something similar happen a couple of weeks ago. I was letting Monty Joe do what he wanted while I was holding him on the couch. He stretched out off my arm and was creeping up along the base of the wall and my daughters bedroom door. After a while he seemed to just stay in one spot and my daughter looked over and screemed "He's stuck"! I looked up and he had hooked himself through one of those Latch Hook's to keep little ones out of the bedroom. Good thing all I had to do was lift the hook up and out or I and he would have been in trouble. It was fairly tight, but was able to lift the hook up and release him. It's amazing what little things can turn into a potential hazzard for out BP's.

Again, Hope everything turns out for the good Thump.

You guys are probably thinking how can I care about animals when I brought up the subject of stunting boas growth huh? Trust me I care about animals. Just cause I have different methods of taking care of them doesn't that I don't care about them.

Wow, Thump, that's awful! I'm glad Champ is still alive and breathing. Definitely keep us updated on what the vet has to say. I hope Champ pulls through like a champ.

I do have a nearly identical device in Snyder's enclosure, but I didn't attach the stand part to it and have the entra length of probe tucked under the substrate, so I think she'll be okay as long as she doesn't try to eat it. I appreciate the warning, though. We should all definitely assess what we have in the enclosures and whether they represent a danger to the snake(s), as well as supervise them when they ae out and about.

Thump,
Hope all is well with Champ. he is in my prayers. Good thing he has a owner with a quick mind, and seems like his Vet sounds like a good one also.
I know what your saying about the love and bond that we form for our pets. I have only had Ozzy since Dec13 but I check on him and fuss over him like I did my son when he was a newborn. I already love that little guy like crazy.
I just bought the same exact temp gauge at Walmart but up til now only put the outdoor sensor in his cage to double check my dial temp gauges I have in the cage, which by the way are accurate.
I was thinking of putting the unit in the cage like you did, glad I read this post
Please keep us updated on Champs recovery.

Thump,
I will certainly pray for you and Champ. It's a good thing you are a quick thinker and sounds like you have a great vet. Thank you for sharing and making us all stop and think carefully about our own snakes environment.

Best of luck to you both and keep us posted.

My thoughts are with you.

The analog humidity/temp guages Walmart sells are crap... spend a couple extra bucks and get ones from the petstores. I was amazed at how crappy the ones I got from walmart were till i put the petstore ones in beside them. They stick the the tank with double sided tape (included) and instantly respond to changes.

With the walmart humidity guage i'd mist the tank and it took 5-10 minutes for it to change... with the petstore ones by the time i start my second squirt of water its already changed. Same with the temp guages. Plus being that they stick the back of the tank (the glass) teh snake can't get stuck in them.

Again, I hope Thump is well. I just brought Andariel home from the vet myself. (read post).

-Chris

That's really good to hear he his doing better than he was last night. That's a really good sign. I hope the best for little Champ, and I believe he'll make it out of this.

I am glad to hear Champ is holding his own too...you and Champ are in my thought. :)

Great news everyone, Champ is still here with us. My vet allowed be to bring him home with special instructions to care for him and also what to look out for. He hasn't vomited anymore and is breathing much better than we had anticipated. He lost some scales under his neck and also on his back. He has deep bruising under his neck as well. His movements are a little better now, however his back end seems to be still dragging along because of some nerve damage. We'll find out how much if any he retained in the upcoming weeks. I can't handle or feed him for two weeks. Other than that, he seems to be doing okay considering the horror he has been through. When I told my vet about the name situation, he was elated. They had been referring to him as a champ because of his will to live. How great is that. Again, I want to thank everyone who has helped me through this ordeal and please continue to pray for a full recovery for my lil Champ. Please continue to watch your babies even more than you have before, we can lose them in an instant. Bless you all!

Thanks again
Thump

Great news Thump! I'm so glad to hear it, man. You know they say the first night of "trauma" is the worst, and if they get through that, they should be okay (not just snakes, but animals and people, too). Hopefully his nervous system recovers fully. Champ is meant to be here, my friend. :)

Jennifer