New Rescue's in Horrible Condition!

I gotten snakes underfed a couple times and they never been too bad but I always fell a lot better when I see them eating their 3-4th meal with easy and start to fill out. they look so much better.
i hope the little one pulls thought and makes a speedy recovery.

"his little life is all that he has, and if someone tries to give it back to him then that particular someone has made our universe a little bit better of a place"

Yeah, we need more people who think like this - kudos, friend! :gj:

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Originally Posted by iCandiBallPythons

Mis-informed or uneducated owners are very prevalent in this industry and is so frustrating to me how little if any research people do on their "pets"

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I agree! I am VERY new to Ball Python ownership and before I offered to take him from a friend who needed to re-home him I did hours of research to learn what it's needs were to make sure I could provide a good home.

Here is the set up I made in a 20 gallon aquerium..
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...4/100_5471.jpg


And here is a cabinet I am converting into a more attractive habitat. It will be a centerpiece in the room it will be in...
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...4/100_5555.jpg

It has a LONG way to go before it will be ready!

She's not doing well...

She has eaten 2 pinkies so far, but she seems to be losing energy, and has lost a little bit more weight. She tried a 3rd pinky, but she never could kill it to eat it...so we tried a pre-killed pinky. No luck, as she seems to weak to eat, now.

Anyway, we're not giving up on her. Someone suggested feeding her some egg yolk via a syringe & tube. What do you all think about the egg yolk thing? I don't necessarily see a problem, but I'm no expert. It was a trustworthy source that suggested it, but I wanted to get your opinions here. The egg yolk ought to be easy for her to digest, right?

With her in the 430 gram range, I'm thinking a meal of yolk at 40 grams would maybe help out every 5 days, but I'm not sure.

What would you all assist feed her with? Or would you even assist feed at this point? The biggest reason I'm considering it is that she just seems so weak now. Emotionally, I'll handle it fine if she doesn't make it, but obviously I'd much more prefer she get another chance at a good life. I'm pretty frustrated with the previous so-called owners.

She has shed off most of her stuck shed, except for her thick layers of eyecaps, and a few pieces still along her back. She doesn't have energy to move much, so I've been peeling it off as it starts to hang off of her.

I still can't get over the fact that the previous owners thought their snake was doing just fine!

I have her quarantined in a different building across town (family business). What symptoms would I look for if it may be IBD? She doesn't star gaze, wobble, etc. She just looks emaciated, weak, and starving.

when they're digesting they dont move much. she probly tired herself out getting that shed off...poor thing. :tears:

Maybe try the yolk thought or assist feed something larger than a pink. Keep temps up to help her digest. I hope she pulls through for you. I just rescued a skinny girl from petsmart. Hoping she comes up to weight. Continue to keep us posted on her progress.

Here is a male I picked up a few yrs ago as a rescue from a guy that was keeping it after he found it and another small ball and a baby boa in an abandoned trailor. He took a medium rat with gusto but about two days later when i made my morning check I found him after he had regurgitated the rat and was dead. He was nearly 5ft and couldnt have weighed no more than 400 grams.

http://www.reptilegeeks.com/account/...115701|115702/

I'm not so sure about the egg yolk thing, someone else here did that and everyone said it wasn't a good idea. Hard to digest or something ?

What was recommended is Science diet canned stuff you can get from a vet, I forget the exact name. Or just puree a few pinky's with some liquid and offer that.

It might also be her dehydration is so severe it's making eating difficult. You might consider giving her some unflavored Pedialyte to help her recover. You could make her "pinky shake" with Pedialyte.

I really hope she pulls through for you, but she might be too far gone. Don't give up on her, give her every chance at survival.

I will be anxiously waiting more news.

Gale

We tried 40 grams of yolk.

The pedialyte idea sounds good, too. I just got to get a blender for the pinkies, as my wife would kill me if I use ours....haha.