Ganja got new digs

New day and getting better. She was really animated this morning giving her shots. When I went to put her back in I had a close call as she wrapped my arm.

This is her mad as can be after getting the perch set back in

https://i.imgur.com/TT9nRVg.jpg

Must be doing great if she had energy to be mad! You are doing such a great job!:gj::rolleye2:

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New day and getting better. She was really animated this morning giving her shots. When I went to put her back in I had a close call as she wrapped my arm.

This is her mad as can be after getting the perch set back in

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/TT9nRVg.jpg

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beautiful bby, it's so nice to see them again!!! and full of attitude, no less! :love:

I forgot to mention that while I was giving her shots she decided to pass a urate all over my arm. I have never been so thrilled to be used as a toilet because it means her cloaca and kidney functions are working and working well because it was white as snow and a lots of it!

LOL I just realized I annoyed the pee out of her :P

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I forgot to mention that while I was giving her shots she decided to pass a urate all over my arm. I have never been so thrilled to be used as a toilet because it means her cloaca and kidney functions are working and working well because it was white as snow and a lots of it!

LOL I just realized I annoyed the pee out of her :P

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Nice! Glad to hear all functions are go!

I'll keep you both in my thoughts.

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I forgot to mention that while I was giving her shots she decided to pass a urate all over my arm. I have never been so thrilled to be used as a toilet because it means her cloaca and kidney functions are working and working well because it was white as snow and a lots of it!

LOL I just realized I annoyed the pee out of her :P

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Congratzs!!!!!!

Really pleased the urates have been passed already fingers crossed it’s done the job then, hopefully she will appreciate it and not nip you any more


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Ganja is looking great!

Just a pic to show what I have to go through with this worm to give her a shot. It looks worse than it is but with her fangs, I don't take chances ;)

https://i.imgur.com/7nOUi1L.jpg

I am sooooo glad the little one pulled through! She is a beautiful, feisty little bugger! I hope she is feeling better and doesn't take too much pain out on your hands ;)

How is little Ganja doing? Is she about done with the shots?

I'm sure you are both looking forward to the end of that, haha.

She is still seeming to be recovering well. I am not feeding her until the shot are through but tomorrow is the third shot and thursday will be the last antibiotic shot and I will offer food that weekend and wait to see how she passes waste. If she doesn't have issues, I have an appointment with the vet on the 18th to see if stitches come out from the incision and so I will see how it goes by then.

She is stretching out across her enclosure at night and drinking lots of water and I am sure is very hungry but with only 3 days between shots I don't want to feed when I have to restrain her a few days later so she'll survive until this next weekend ;)

If she can poop twice normally, I can call it a recovery so hopefully by the middle of the month, I will know how it goes.

That sounds like a good plan, also gives her insides time to heal.

I'm crossing all fingers and toes. :please:

I read this whole thread and I hope this works and everything is better! She’s absolutely beautiful [emoji177]


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This morning's shot was a pain to give. She was tensed up so trying to get it inserted in stiffened muscle was not the easiest thing while she was trying to wrap around me. Got it done but to say thank you, she peed all over me LOL!

I got this great photo of her external stitches while she was wrapped around a vine recovering from getting poked.

Edit: Went in to check on her and saw her taking a big drink of water gulping it down so that made me really happy as she needs to stay hydrated with these antibiotics and she is drinking a bunch so yay!

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/ybJF5jC.jpg

You have done such an amazing job. Such an inspirational story. Wishing her a speedy recovery and you much needed vacation after she is healthy.

There neat little stitches are they dissolving ones or have you got to take her back to have them removed, really glad shes doing so well


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Nope these are temporary for the incision site where the vet did the permanent internal stitches to secure the cloaca to the abdominal cavity. These come out on the 18th of April if all goes well. Dr Pope, her vet, is a genius at stitches!

Ah that’s good then fingers crossed ,
Well the signs are all good so far with her


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Nothing to update yet. She gets her last shot tomorrow then fed this weekend. She is still doing well and I will update after she eats and hopefully poops normally ;)

Ganja got her last shot this morning and took it like a champ. I however completely destroyed her enclosure trying to put the perch back an and wrap the vine around it. Knocked off all the perches, the magnetic water holder, the water bowl on the floor, and nearly knocked the door off. There was water everywhere and perches belly up all over the place. Finally got everything cleaned, put back and water replaced. Ganja is just coiling across her perch right now looking beautiful.

I don't handle making a mess well lol

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Ganja got her last shot this morning and took it like a champ. I however completely destroyed her enclosure trying to put the perch back an and wrap the vine around it. Knocked off all the perches, the magnetic water holder, the water bowl on the floor, and nearly knocked the door off. There was water everywhere and perches belly up all over the place. Finally got everything cleaned, put back and water replaced. Ganja is just coiling across her perch right now looking beautiful.

I don't handle making a mess well lol

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She might be hungry?

Oh yes she is very hungry and will be getting food very soon. I held back food due to shots every 3 days and well she got operated on and needed time to heal ;) She gets a fat and juicy hopper this weekend

how long does she take to defecate after a meal? jc.
good luck this weekend!!! sending you both all the positivity i possibly can! ~~~
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Oh yes she is very hungry and will be getting food very soon. I held back food due to shots every 3 days and well she got operated on and needed time to heal ;) She gets a fat and juicy hopper this weekend

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So happy she is doing well.

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Decided not to wait any longer to feed her as the last couple of days she has been really active. When I opened the door she came toward the front of the enclosure knowing a mouse was on its way. Now I wait and see if this operation worked or if she has some horrible accident. I hate this but it has to happen and I have my fingers crossed it works out.

She has never coiled so voraciously before I was so happy!

https://i.imgur.com/y5giVAs.jpg

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Decided not to wait any longer to feed her as the last couple of days she has been really active. When I opened the door she came toward the front of the enclosure knowing a mouse was on its way. Now I wait and see if this operation worked or if she has some horrible accident. I hate this but it has to happen and I have my fingers crossed it works out.

She has never coiled so voraciously before I was so happy!

https://i.imgur.com/y5giVAs.jpg

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Yay! So hopeful!

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what a beautiful coil! [emoji7]

i'll be thinking of you both all weekend!!! you, your vet, and Ganja have done amazing, and - not to speak for the forum, but - WE'RE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU!!!

#TEAMGANJA

She swallowed it down and is laying across the perch now. Now the clock starts... 4-6 days from now I'll know her fate. I'll update after she poops either way it turns out.

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She swallowed it down and is laying across the perch now. Now the clock starts... 4-6 days from now I'll know her fate. I'll update after she poops either way it turns out.

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Thank you. We are anxiously waiting too.

Fingers and toes crossed! You are both in my thoughts.

She looks great in that “kill pic”


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Please be safe after operation little Ganja! You can do this!

Anyone besides me fun and funny were all rooting for a snake to poop.

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Anyone besides me fun and funny were all rooting for a snake to poop.

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that's what i love about our community 🤣 [emoji175]

She is SO beautiful !!!

So the wait begins..

I'm crossing fingers and toes, she just HAS to make it !!!

Good luck little Ganja! You can do it!

What a beautiful and artistic coil.

Thanks everyone love you guys. I can't believe I am waiting for poop either lol

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Thanks everyone love you guys. I can't believe I am waiting for poop either lol

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I know how that feels..

Same with a horse that tends to colic. My mare had surgery to the tune of $6000 when she was 17 years old. Poop was stuck...
That was 6 years ago, I was fortunate she made it, because there was a very good chance she wouldn't, or that the colic would come back.

To this day I have to watch her poop and make sure there is enough of it :rolleyes:

We will all wait with you, send good thoughts and prayers !!

She is such a gorgeous animal and you both went through so much. There has to be a good ending to all this.

Still no poop but she has gone pale so high chance she is now in shed so still waiting.

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Still no poop but she has gone pale so high chance she is now in shed so still waiting.

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Can't wait to see her [emoji90]

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No poo but after changing her pad on the bottom of the cage I noticed she did a huge pee.

I installed a 12 inch fluorescent UV light into the enclosure to help with sanitizing, metabolic functions, skin development and just as a possible wellness cure. I am using a ReptiSun T5 5.0 UVB bulb in a GE 14 inch fixture (thee kind you get at hardware stores and stick under counters). Worked like a charm. I did cut the cord and resplice it so I would not have to drill too big a hole but that wasn't really necessary, simply personal preference. I have it on a 4 hour timer independent of the main lighting. From 10 AM to 2 PM right now. I may increase it after seeing how she responds to it but right now I am just simulating peak sunlight hours. I figure with the placement and light cover on it should further limit the UVB intensity (I wanted as weak as I could get to simulate tree canopy diffusion.

Here is a quick pic of the setup including the ugly marker tick I made to know where to drill. She is kind of perturbed because I took off the perch and set her and the perch into a tub while I installed.

https://i.imgur.com/O7JN555.jpg

how is her energy level? Still doing well?

She isn't moving much but I am going to assume shed and not overly worry. She is definitely showing shed indications so I am going to go with that for now. She does respond when provoked as in when I get near her but other than that she has been pretty much coiled up.

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She isn't moving much but I am going to assume shed and not overly worry. She is definitely showing shed indications so I am going to go with that for now. She does respond when provoked as in when I get near her but other than that she has been pretty much coiled up.

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Resting and healing is good. When is next feeding?

She goes to have the stitches inspected Wednesday so I might just wait until the vet checkup to see how she is healing. I don't want to push things

thanks for the update! they definitely look to be in shed. :)

Her blacks look pretty dull in the pic so i bet she is going into shed. That is the only way i can tell with Pat as his blacks are very vivid usually.

I personally wouldnt put a cover on that UVB tube if you want it to anything. It is only a 5.0 and i'm assuming a T8. Those dont put out a lot of UVB and using small mesh screen or a plastic cover will negate just about all of the UVB. I would just give her a warm and cool place to get out of the UVB if she chooses, or at least get 10+ inches away. T8s and only good to about 6-8 inches, then the UVB power drops off considerably. That is why i use a T5 HO for my beardie.

Also i see you are STILL using those gigantic 1/2 inch ID perches lol. Poor little girl is stuck on those Specialty Enclosure Design branch extensions. I bet trying to climb on those thick perches hurts especially after the surgery. Go get her some 1/2 inch OD oak dowels and do the cotterpin method to keep them from spinning. I bet she would thank you if she could lol.

But anyways, good luck on Wednesday with the doc.

Oh and you can leave the UVB on for the normal light duration. I leave Pat's UVB and plant grow light on the normal time frame of 13 hours like everyone else. On at 8am and off at 9pm. Then come about 10pm, everyone is out and about lol.

Perches are fine they aren't getting replaced and she prefers them to anything else I have used. She's fine and they are made by and for pvccages enclosures so they stay. Thanks for the concern but I know what I am doing with her.

The cover stays for the first week on the light to acclimate her to the new bulb and light. Once she is not showing distress over it the cover comes off and she gets full benefits of the UVB and UVA. The 4 hour duration is also acclimation. I plan to increase it to 6 hours after a period of time but would never expose her to a full 10-12 hour period. that would be far too much exposure. I did this with my fish for years and it works amazing to acclimate so she gets the same treatment.

Shedding has started. She is stretched out across the enclosure into the fake plants starting the process. I don't expect a complete shed but she should poop soon.