Sad story....please help!

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Originally Posted by cassandra

God, that's just awful...I'd suggest writing to the city better business bureau and the local paper a very professional and educated letter explaining the completely inhumane practices that business is (mal)practicing...anything to call attention to their inexcusable treatment of their animals.

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Good Samaritan hugs to you for bringing that poor guy home...

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Seconded! Poor little guy! The Amazon pet shop over here is bad, but at least it's better then that... yeash,...

You are a wonderful person to help this poor snake, I hate reading things like this :(. I hope everything goes well for you and her/him - s/he is really lucky to have found you and is now on the path to a better life :). Best of luck with it.

Thank you for saving that poor creature! As for the eye caps and his general condition, I would get him to a vet right away. When I have had trouble with eyecaps in the past I put mine in a warm water soak and the problem takes care of itself, with maybe a little help from a wet q-tip. But with your description of this guys overall problems I would say a vet is the order of the day!

Pax
Cujo

Please be careful about those eyecaps. We took in a snake with 4 or 5 stuck ones. The top two layers were literally falling off and came off when she was soaked and slithered through a wet facecloth. The other two were stuck and after a phone call to Adam (thanks again Adam!) we decided to leave them be and let nature take it's course during subsequent sheds.

It did take two sheds before Saoirse's eyes were completely clear but for me anyways, I'd rather be patient and work on her husbandry then take the chance of permanent eye damage from me messing with it.

Don't forget to get a fecal done and keep the snake strictly quarantined.


~~Jo~~

maybe thats the best solution. i'd feel bad if the vet mess her up ;/ even worse!!

guess its like franky said. wait for few sheds and then see what happens

I was thinking about your poor little guy this morning...if you need help writing a letter(s), please let me know. I'm a good editor. =)

Jo has a very good point there. I would give your snake a luke-warm bath for about 20 min, then use a big towel or washcloth to dry him off with. Scar had a retained cap when I got him and that got most of the stuff off him. I would be very weary about poking around my snakes eyes. Keep his humidity up and nature will take its course. Scar shed really fast and wasin good shape in no time. With a little patience your snake will be in great shape in no time.

You folks are incredible....thank you so much for your concern and very helpful suggestions! I've decided that I'm just not comfortable with attempting to remove any eyecaps. After all he's been through it would break my heart to harm him in any way. I checked on him this morning and he was curled up in his warm side hide. He seems to be drinking quite a bit of water but I guess that's because he didn't have any before. He'll be making a trip to the vet just as soon as I can get an appt. lined up. If the vet feels a need to take care of the eyecaps that's fine, if not I'm just going to wait until he sheds again. He's currently being quarantined in a separate room in the house where it's very quiet. After I give him a few weeks to settle in I'll post some pics. Thanks again for all the good wishes! :D

** I guess I need to think of a name for him....any suggestions?**

Zulu the last name of a warrior. Also what kind of thermostat do you use?

Lazarus...because he's coming back from the dead. =)