S.o.s!!!

Welcome to the site. :colbert2: Like everyone said, give him a hide and the right temps., Let him get used to things. Then later attempt a live mouse. If he doesn't eat remove the mouse to prevent any bite injuries. If you take time to read the care sheets and the help given on the site you should be very happy with your new snake. Again welcome aboard!!:handshake

Glad you took the BP out of that awful environment. Now the priority is getting it set up in a better way. At this point with the heat unstable, no hides, etc. if you fed it it's either likely to refuse or regurge (vomit) back the prey....both things you just don't need right now...so just focus on getting it's home set up fast.

Heating has been covered so I'll just mention hides and substrate. Get the towel out of there, it's a bacteria nightmare in the making....go with layers of plain old newspaper or papertowels for now. Hides don't need to be anything fancy or expensive. A lot of the pet store half log hides and so forth are overpriced and BP's won't use them anyways. You want two identical hides that are barely bigger around than the snake is when curled up tight. Think very tight, very dark, very sturdy and made of plastic so you can keep them clean (BP's will take a dump in their hides). Things like plastic plant pots, cereal bowls, pet dishes, etc. work well and cost nearly nothing. Just put an entrance hole in either the top or side.

Since you do not have a lot of rescue/snake experience it is possible for us to help you find someone to take over it's rescue. Not saying you can't do it but rescuing snakes sometimes takes a fair bit out of a person both financially and emotionally and some just don't make it or take months to recover. If you at any point feel you need help that way or it would be in the snake's best interest to go to an experienced person, please do not hesitate to ask if there is anyone on the forum that lives fairly close to you and would be able to rehabilatate this poor creature.

welcome to the site, it good to see some one who cares and really is looking out for the well being of their animals.


theres nothing really i have to add except that
1. please please please dont consider force feeding, it only stresses out the snake and can cuase it to regurgitate the food (think of throwing up an entire rib stake at once) which ill further stress the snkae

2. and also dont worry about the prolonged abscence of food. my Monty just finished fasting and he was going on 170 odd days (almost 7 months anyways) and hes fine and quite active now.

Howdy all!!!!

I'm back with very exciting news about Sasha (that's what I named her :))

Guess all my time and frustration has paid off because she ate last night and I'm still stoked!!!!

I have never witnessed a snake eating a mouse before and I must say it was AMAZING!!!!

I fixed up her tank for her.... followed all the directions as far as heat,hides,etc....

I bought frozen mice and attempted to feed her for weeks.... she would not touch them :confused:I bought her a live baby mouse...didn't even have hair on it...she would not eat it :confused:yesterday my boyfriend brought home an adult rodent.... I am not too fond of mice so I was afraid that I would be stuck with the task of fishing the rodent out of the tank :O

Well we dropped it in the tank....Sasha was in her warm hide...she came out and started sniffing around...then she perched herself on one of her rocks and waited...

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!

she pounced on that sucka and swallowed it:D

I didn't know that she could move that fast!!!

She looked like she wanted another but I decided to wait until the weekend...don't want her to get a bellyache...

THANK YOU ALL SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!

I'm going to post pictures of her....

Oh I forgot she shed her skin and it came off in two pieces...she has just a little on her face...should I pick it off? Or leave it alone?

I'm so happy!

That's awesome news! Congrats!!


I would wait a full week before trying to feed her again. And give her the same thing she got this time.

As for the shed...she'll likely rub it off herself in time. I would leave it alone until she's at least eaten a couple of meals, which indicates she's starting to feel secure in her home. Don't want to ruin that by pulling her out and messing with her face. ;)

Thanks!!!

I'll leave her alone for a while.....I think I remember reading not to pick her up for a few days after she has eaten....

I think she likes me!!!

She likes to smell my hand when I put it ove the tank...

hey I have a really dumb question.....does she have any teeth in there?

lol

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Originally Posted by NikkiRay

hey I have a really dumb question.....does she have any teeth in there?

lol

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Hehe....yep....she's got teeth. Really sharp ones. But they're little and they sort of blend in with her gums. If you search around, you should be able to find some great open-mouthed pics of BP's that show their teeth really well. If I find one, I'll post it here.

you're correct, dont handle her for atleast two days. i dont handle mine fore 3 days.

yes, she does have teeth but they're pretty small. they can draw blood though.