New pickup near dead...

Water water water!!! I would wait on feeding until she is ready. I have rescued a number of snakes, and I have found they will let you know when they are ready for food. Dehydration is a killer literally the regurge is not going to help the dehydration. I would soak her for 20 min a day if she is calm about it twice a day if not once a day and if she freaks once every few days and the Gatorade is a good idea if she handles it ok. Stress is a huge factor some tolerate lots of intervention some very little. Stress is a very serious issue too so do what you can with out causing too much. Some animals may need seclusion and perfect husbandry more than anything else, maybe somewhat elevated humidity. Some will tolerate poking and prodding. It is a balance between dehydration starvation and stress. Any one can kill an animal so it is for you to decide how this animal is responding and act accordingly.

Good Luck

Any updates???

I'm surprised this thread resurfaced, thanks! I guess I might as well give an update.

A day after I posted this thread she regurged a little clear fluid with a little pile of hair. This little regurgitation was what she didn't digest of the two 30 gram rats I gave her the week before. It seems that what she kept down of those two rats is putting a couple grams on her.

She still has stuck shed all over her and I have not messed with her other than to clean her cage and refresh her water. The last couple days she is actually wrapping her bowl (I suppose to conserve what nutrition she has in her). I plan on feeding her a pup in another 2 1/2 weeks after her stomach flora regenerates. I feel real good about her recovery!

By the way, thank you ALL for your input. All advice has been and will be helpful in the future. I have gained huge understanding through this experience combined with the helpful knowledge you all and others in this forum.

Glad to hear, hope everything from here on goes smooth.

This is such a sad story, glad she has someone who will care for her. Please keep us posted.

Updates??? :o

Alright, so here's the latest. She survived the 4 week fast. Her empty weight before I fed her was 440 grams and her length is currently somewhere around 38 inches. She pounded the 25 gram rat pup and had no problems swallowing it. I will feed her a similar meal in 14 days from now.

As for her stuck shed I'm just letting it take its course. She was able to get the stuck shed off one side of her head so at least she isn't blind any more. In total, I'm feeling really good about her and still think she is going have a full recovery. Thank goodness there are no signs of any other problems.

She is a gem and it almost seems that in her own little way she is thanking me for what I'm doing.

She's going to be a stunning animal when she's back to 100%. The hardest thing to do with a snake that thin and malnourished is to sit on your hands and NOT try to get them back up to weight quickly.

One small prey item a week is all they can handle to start with.

Several years ago I rescued a pair in a similar situation. And those girls were so hungry that they tracked everything that passed their enclosures and gave off a heat signature.

It was very hard to not feel so sorry for them, and very difficult to not feed them as often as I wanted to.

They both recovered and went to a friend of mine after they were rehabilitated.

Please keep us posted on her progress.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

She's going to be a stunning animal when she's back to 100%. The hardest thing to do with a snake that thin and malnourished is to sit on your hands and NOT try to get them back up to weight quickly.

One small prey item a week is all they can handle to start with.

Several years ago I rescued a pair in a similar situation. And those girls were so hungry that they tracked everything that passed their enclosures and gave off a heat signature.

It was very hard to not feel so sorry for them, and very difficult to not feed them as often as I wanted to.

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I completely agree. I hate to say it but she'd be dead if I hadn't posted this thread.

Glad to hear she is doing well :) Would love to see pictures when she gets better.