Re: What a difference a year makes....
Just make sure the stuck shed isn't encircling any part of Trey/Emily's body Sarah and if you are at all concerned that it is and could be a problem, please have someone there (vet, experienced herper, breeder) do a visual check on the snake. Over the internet it's impossible to judge and we wouldn't want the pretty baby having any further troubles.
Re: What a difference a year makes....
Wow, you guys have come such a long way with her.. it is awesome to know that there are such caring keepers like you out there. So many stupid stories of BPs being neglected, so many you see perishing in pet stores.. you really made my day with your post! What a cool story.
Re: What a difference a year makes....
Congrats Jo. It always feels good to get a WC or rescue to turn around. I've got a WC female that I had for 55 weeks before she took a meal. She has now been eating for about six weeks, 4 mice a week. Congrats again on a job well done.
Re: What a difference a year makes....
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Originally Posted by muddoc
Congrats Jo. It always feels good to get a WC or rescue to turn around. I've got a WC female that I had for 55 weeks before she took a meal. She has now been eating for about six weeks, 4 mice a week. Congrats again on a job well done.
Odd thing is Tim that after all this refusing Saoirse started eating for us within 2 weeks and eat solid till her winter fast, then started up fine in the spring again. We can't quite figure out what actually triggered her. We did pre-scent the area, we did offer her a hopper gerbil and then immediately when it was consumed a wean rat so she seemed to imprint on the rats just fine after that and we did set her up as Adam suggested. We just aren't sure what actually was the trick to it but heck whatever it was...it worked LOL.
The one thing we did find out through trial and error was Saoirse could not tolerate being in the same room with other snakes or in a rack type situation (after her quarantine of course). She had been racked by the previous owner. We tried many times to move her into the BP room and no matter where we placed her tub, it seemed if she could sense other snakes nearby....she immediately stopped feeding. We'd haul her and her tub back into our bedroom, she'd eat again. After a long time she did finally accept being in the BP room but that's only been really since our move here to Toledo recently.
We've often wondered that because she was wild and an adult if she just wasn't used to being in close proximity to other snakes like that. She could sense them but not get to them or see them. We wondered if that perhaps freaked her out sufficient enough to stop her eating everytime we tried to relocate her in with the others.
As well, when she was doing this, if we had her out for handling and took another BP out...no matter even if it was a way smaller one than her....she would immediately freeze up and appear very cautious and "nervy". A whole different attitude when that snake was removed from her vicinity. Now that she's in the BP room, she acts just like any of the BP's if they are near another one, just totally unfazzed by the whole thing. In fact she's recently shown a marked interest in our yearling male LOL.
Re: What a difference a year makes....
Awesome Joanna .... It shows what someone who really cares for their aniamls can do. I am in awe of what you and Mike have done.
Neil
