Fuzzy Stuck?

Ok seriously...you need to get her to a vet ASAP!!! Screw the shed issue ....there are much bigger problems here. I don't know what they are but I feel pretty confident in saying that this is a life threatening issue by the looks of her in that picture.

She doesn't look good. :( Part of that is the stuck shed, but I think she is also skinny. Hard to tell from the angle of the picture.

What concerns me most is that she looks swollen right behind her head, then it appears to get slightly thinner, then there is the area that I presume is the stuck fuzzy. I don't know what would cause that, but it doesn't look good.

Please take her to a vet. The vet might be able to save her, and if not, he can at least end her suffering.

You said your son isn't devastated...yet. It may just be because the reality of how bad of a situation this is hasn't sunk in yet. I don't think you said his age; perhaps he is too young to truly understand.

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Originally Posted by kc261

Please take her to a vet. The vet might be able to save her, and if not, he can at least end her suffering.

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This is the most important part right here!!:tears:

That is one of the sickest snakes I have ever seen. It is WAY to skinny.
I hope it survives.

Oh my gosh... She looks bad. There is definately something wrong with her throat area. A vet would be able to open her mouth and check that out. I would ask for a culture as well. If it has nothing to do with the fuzzy then its an infection or severe irritation/swelling caused by something else. That snake really is too thin in my opinion. Even for a baby. But that aside. Are you going to take it to a vet or just wait it out? From the picture it looks like the fuzzy might be farther down the body and in the right place. Its hard to tell though. Did you watch the snake eat the mouse and watch it go down?

I dont know what else to say. They may not cost much to buy but these snakes can live 30 years if taken care of properly. I do hope you dont just wait it out because from the looks of that picture, she wont make it without some intervention..

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Originally Posted by Foschi Exotic Serpents

Oh my gosh... She looks bad. There is definately something wrong with her throat area. A vet would be able to open her mouth and check that out. I would ask for a culture as well. If it has nothing to do with the fuzzy then its an infection or severe irritation/swelling caused by something else. That snake really is too thin in my opinion. Even for a baby. But that aside. Are you going to take it to a vet or just wait it out? From the picture it looks like the fuzzy might be farther down the body and in the right place. Its hard to tell though. Did you watch the snake eat the mouse and watch it go down?

I dont know what else to say. They may not cost much to buy but these snakes can live 30 years if taken care of properly. I do hope you dont just wait it out because from the looks of that picture, she wont make it without some intervention..

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agreeing 100%.

this animal needs to see a vet immediately.

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Originally Posted by Foschi Exotic Serpents

Oh my gosh... She looks bad. There is definately something wrong with her throat area. A vet would be able to open her mouth and check that out. I would ask for a culture as well. If it has nothing to do with the fuzzy then its an infection or severe irritation/swelling caused by something else. That snake really is too thin in my opinion. Even for a baby. But that aside. Are you going to take it to a vet or just wait it out? From the picture it looks like the fuzzy might be farther down the body and in the right place. Its hard to tell though. Did you watch the snake eat the mouse and watch it go down?

I dont know what else to say. They may not cost much to buy but these snakes can live 30 years if taken care of properly. I do hope you dont just wait it out because from the looks of that picture, she wont make it without some intervention..

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Yes, I watched the entire time. We don't keep a lid on the feeding area so it's sort of required.

As far as the thinness, well, I don't know what to say. She's been perfectly healthy up until the time she ate that last fuzzy. She may seem small but the pic is a little deceiving (not a great camera and the photographer isn't so hot either), she's actually quite chunky and, because she hasn't completed shedding yet, the skin looks sort of sickly. She looked the same way last time she shed but, once she was done, she looked great.

I must say you seem to be ignoring our constant plees to get that snake to a vet! That snake looks severely starved and dehydrated and needs to be seen by a qualified Herp Vet who can treat her or at least put her down humanely. If you don't, you allow her to suffer until she dies and that is very irresponsible.

I am sorry if I am coming off as harsh but things like this tend to rub me the wrong way.

take it to a vet or find someone on here to pass it off to. i wouldnt like it if i had food in my throat for two days. if ur dog was choking wouldnt u go to a vet

I must agree.. Take it to a vet.... tomorrow at the latest..