Rescue, horrid retained shed? Mites?

Why not try to work out a deal where you can assist them with their set up and maintnance of the snakes as well as educating the employees in the same in return they maybe provide you some store credit for supplys needed for the care of your animals. I have a friend that did this to help the animals and himself and the pet store all at the same time. Working something like this out you can care for the current animal without the company looking at you as a person that wants something for free, while at the same time educating the employees on the proper care of the snakes to ensure that they do not end up like this again.

Hey OP-Im directly offering you help with this situation. We work with animal rights groups across the country, and would gladly make a phone call on your behalf. We aren't looking to get anyone in trouble, often times all it takes is one convincing phone call to encourage management to adopt out the animal, or sell it at cost. I would just need the name and phone number of the manager that you are dealing with. We have dealt with issues like this in the past with nationally branded pet stores. Its worth a try. Usually a mild threat of legal action is enough to set things in motion. Let me know if you want help.

UPDATE-- Piebald has been adopted to me!

Thank you everyone offering to help, luckily they reached a decision and the snake was adopted to me free of charge. As I feared though, they did try and de-shed him themselves-- leaving behind what looks almost like a burn(?) or what their vet said (hours before I adopted it) was bruising from pulling off the shed. It's very red, and I see at least one bubble/blister. Is there anything I can do to treat this, or will it heal on its own? I'm not sure what the cause was if it is a burn, as they don't use heat pads or rocks. Also I see no signs of mites, thank goodness.

Aside from that, it's a curious little bugger-- checking out his new tub, clean and furnished with paper towels, hide, and water bowl. I think with a few good meals and some TLC, it'll heal up just fine.

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Good news for the snake finally then. :)

I would monitor it for changes over the next couple of days to see how the colour/ swelling changes. If it changes a lot then pop up another pic. :gj:

Congratulations!

If it's an open wound Vetericyn is a water-based antimicrobial gel available at pet stores like Petco or online.

Silver sulfadiazine is another option, normally it's prescription only but it can be bought online at http://www.mountainside-medical.com/.

Awwwwwww yay!!! Not good how they forced a shed, but he does look so much better! He's a downright gorgeous little fellow, albeit in need of food and love and care. :gj::gj::gj: Good on you

Now the real challenge begins.

Wow! I've been following this post and hoping for the best in this situation. I've experienced this first hand with Petco. My pastel from Petco didn't make it more than 48 hours, but I'm now working on a small normal. He was not eating at the store and his weight was diminishing. Luckily he is now gaining a little weight and doing well.

The pied you adopted is beautiful. Hopefully with some proper care and a little love, your little guy will be back to 100% in no time. Please keep us posted with photos of his progress!

Here's a photo of my little one from Petco that I'm nursing back to health slowly, but surely!
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I've been following this for a while, and I'm so happy that they made the right decision! I got so excited I wound up scaring my cat.