Whats Wrong ??

Just wanted to let you know thanx for your advice and I took Creeper to the vet but sadly I had to put him to sleep , The vet said he was sick when I bought him from the petstore and had some sort of parasite and woudlnt allow him to eat and he got dehyrated, and there was nothing they could do , I didnt want him to suffer so I put him down,Even though he was a snake it was hard even in that month that I had him I grew fond of him and got attached, Just wished that place where I got him would have took better care of him , They havent heard the last of me yet , I am going down there tomorrow morning and let them know how they are dealing with there snakes is wrong ,Don't know how long will be before I replace him but I know I will get another one down the line they are very neat little creatures that have a personlity all there own ... Well thanx again for caring enough to help people on here and give them some advice to make things easier and explain stuff ,,,

Summer

Oh my goodness!! What kind of parasite? I thought snakes could be treated for parasites? He must have been pretty bad off.

I'm sorry that happened to you. :(

Thanx Darkangel ,,, Yea it was sad , well the vet said he was sick when i bought him but i didnt notice anything odd until 3 weeks later when I tryed every week to feed him and he wouldnt eat , then he went downhill and couldnt recover , The poor snake never ate with me , he started twisting around in odd shapes and thats when they said what they have been doing wasnt gonna work anymore , so I put him to sleep , I wish I would have had him longer , and seen how big he would have grown , Well now next time I will make sure they are in good health before I buy them .... Thanx Summer

I'm VERY sorry to hear about that, Summer! I hope it doesn't put you off of having a snake in the future. They're such a joy to keep! And now you know where to come to find reputable people who breed their own healthy babies and make sure they are solidly started before selling them to anyone.


There are parasites (one in particular comes to mind called crypto, I believe) that are not treatable. They are also highly contagious. Please, please be sure to clean out the tank with bleach (not even sure that kills crypto, but if not, I'm not sure what does...maybe someone else can suggest something) and dispose of anything remotely disposable that the snake came into contact with.

I hope you'll stick around and continue to learn about these amazing creatures and someday soon we'll celebrate a new snake with you!

Thanx Judy ,,, I will dispose all of his plastic bin's and hides and stuff and .. was wondering would that stuff called Wipe Out 1 work , Its suppose to be a disinfectant and cleaner .,,, Is it contagious to humans also this Cryto ,??? Want to make sure my son is protected,,, Thanx so much for the info .. Maybe i am better just throwing everything away ..... . Thanx Again ... Summer

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by summer

Thanx Judy ,,, I will dispose all of his plastic bin's and hides and stuff and .. was wondering would that stuff called Wipe Out 1 work , Its suppose to be a disinfectant and cleaner .,,, Is it contagious to humans also this Cryto ,??? Want to make sure my son is protected,,, Thanx so much for the info .. Maybe i am better just throwing everything away ..... . Thanx Again ... Summer

---

If I had an untreatable parasite in my collection, I'd throw out everything the animal touched, just to be sure.

As far as being contagious toward humans, I'm really no expert and I'm sure someone else knows better than I do. (I need to look some of this up and learn more!) But I THINK that any parasite found in a cold-blooded animal will not transfer to a warm-blooded host, and vice versa. My concern with throwing everything out or disinfecting the heck out of it is to prevent passing it on to the next critter that might use the enclosure in the future. (Again...no idea how long crypto eggs might live outside a host body or how they find their way into a new host....I'm just being paranoid and better-safe-than-sorry.)

Very sorry to hear that, man oh man :(

On a more possitive note you have come to the right place if your thinking of owning a BP. This place is a gold mine of information and the people here are all top notch. If you havent already noticed some of the most repected breeders in the industry post and contribute quite frequently here on the forums. If you do decide to get another BP I hope you get it from a reputable breeder for all the obvious reasons.

Good luck.