Pix of the rescue pastel...and a rant.

Is that the QT with the "Sam Elliot" mustache!?!?!?

I adore him!

Best of luck sweetie... please keep us posted. :)

Yep sure is Laura (we can sit on the couch together and be the rabid Kevin fan club if ya like hon). :D

How cool to take him to see Kevin Fitgerald! My own vet looks a lot like him and has similar mannerisms!

UPDATE!
Kevin is the coolest! He's also the busiest and fastest...hardly got to talk to him (tho he apologized for it). It was so neat meeting him in person. :D

So... poor little snake. He was dehydrated, underweight and constipated with a huge blockage and what seemed like a kidney stone! No wonder he seemed so miserable. Kevin evacuated everything and gave him a good dose of fluids, then told me to try feeding him the absolute smallest pinky I could find or even a few mealworms to start...that's how underweight and weak he is. There's also the chance that old injury could be interfering with his digestion/evacuation abilities. He handled it all well, though, and is currently hiding behind his warm side hide.

I am to call Kevin with a progress report on Monday...and I didn't have to pay a dime! I love that guy now more than before!

I'll get the poor little guy a tiny pinky tomorrow and see if he has any interest. Hopefully there will be some good things to say...

Thats all fantastic to hear. I'm glad you had such a great experience, and the snake was able to be properly evaluated. The poor thing! Hopefully he will be on the road to recovery soon. It isn't too late for a Christmas Miracle! ;)

A thought as to why he isn't using the hides; maybe he needs more room than they provide because it hurts too much to coil into the space with the injury. Perhaps providing a larger hide than you'd normally give a snake that size will help him get some privacy without the need to coil tightly as he normally would.

Thanks for the update!

That's a well thought out guess... but I doubt it since he coils up pretty tight to hide behind them. See:

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../Littleone.jpg

I don't think that injury causes him any pain anymore, since he's 'adjusted' to it. He slides through tight areas in his cage and in his travel box with no problem. The concern now is if that injury is impeding his lower internal workings.

A Christmas miracle would be really nice...though I haven't named him, just in case, he is still a beautiful snake that deserves a chance at a good life. :)

I friend of mine hatched out a baby this year that was kinked in a similar location as yours (his was MUCH worse though). But that baby either could not pass stool, or had some type of kidney problem. The back half of its body past the kink always looked dry and dehydrated even after soaking regularly. The baby died about a month after he was born even though he did eat on his own. Hopefully your snake does not have the same problem. Good luck.

UPDATE: HE ATE!!! :fest2::pinkele::fest::sunny:

I just offered him a tiny pinky mouse, as instructed, and he nailed it! So he still has interest in eating. Now we just have to see if he keeps it down and, if so, digests it properly.

But the first step is a success!!!

Also, regarding Nagini (who refused her meal again tonight), I realized that she may be 'catching up' food wise because I was giving her mice as big around as her the last three times she ate. So, I'm not nearly as worried about her anymore either. :D