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  • 10-24-2009, 05:16 PM
    harm286
    my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    So I got my female a couple days ago. she's a baby pretty much but i've notice something is wrong. Her skin looks like it folds. Dont kno if it's from weight loss or something. Picture one shows that. 2nd thing I noticed was that above her "belly button" I could feel like a ball or something hard in it. 2nd pic show's that. Can some one help?

    http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn81/harm286/bb.jpg



    http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn81/harm286/bbb.jpg
  • 10-24-2009, 07:13 PM
    dr del
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    Hi,

    Can we get some profile pictures to see if the ribs are deformed?

    I had something similar and so did another member;

    Thread 1.

    Thread 2.


    dr del
  • 10-24-2009, 07:28 PM
    harm286
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by dr del View Post
    Hi,

    Can we get some profile pictures to see if the ribs are deformed?

    I had something similar and so did another member;

    Thread 1.

    Thread 2.


    dr del

    I will for you as soon as i get off work. Would she eat? Cant believe some1 shipped this to me:mad:
  • 10-24-2009, 07:37 PM
    dr del
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    Hi,

    When you get the pictures also send them to the person you bought it off.

    I wouldn't do it in an accusing way just politely say you have noticed this and are worried and concerned. It's entirely possible they didn't notice, or even that it has happened since it was shipped.

    My little guy somehow managed to do that to himself overnight in a hatchling tub containing nothing more than a waterbowl and a light plastic hide.

    Basically get as much advice and information about it beforehand and give the seller a chance to make it right if it was an existing condition. Mistakes happen and problems arise - it's how people choose to respond to them that counts in the long run.

    It could be the skin folds are caused by him taking a poop and looking deflated and the small lump you can feel is a urate or it could be the "hardbelly" condition described in the kev McCurley book.

    The pictures from all angles should let more people weigh in on what it could be.


    dr del
  • 10-24-2009, 07:37 PM
    J.Vandegrift
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    Can't tell much from those pics, but I would soak it in some luke warm water for a few hours. May just be dehydrated. Is it a new hatchling?
  • 10-24-2009, 07:45 PM
    harm286
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by pfan151 View Post
    Can't tell much from those pics, but I would soak it in some luke warm water for a few hours. May just be dehydrated. Is it a new hatchling?

    I would say a couple weeks old. This is scary stuff now. All angles, got u!
  • 10-24-2009, 07:55 PM
    CritterVet
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    I have seen these folds in young snakes that are underweight and/ or dehydrated. A few good meals and she should fill out.

    Can't really say anything about the bump, except that it appears you had rice for dinner....A better pic would help. ;) If it is close to the umbilical scar (belly button), I would be a little concerned about an abscess, but that is not something one can diagnose from a picture.
  • 10-24-2009, 08:08 PM
    harm286
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by CritterVet View Post
    I have seen these folds in young snakes that are underweight and/ or dehydrated. A few good meals and she should fill out.

    Can't really say anything about the bump, except that it appears you had rice for dinner....A better pic would help. ;) If it is close to the umbilical scar (belly button), I would be a little concerned about an abscess, but that is not something one can diagnose from a picture.


    ahahaha good one:rolleyes: ... I've try'd to feed her, the male ate for me she didnt seem into it. It is more above the umbilical scar. About a half inch up. Force feeding is the last thing that should b on my mind right?
  • 10-24-2009, 08:14 PM
    CritterVet
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    You got her a couple days ago, right? Could take her a while to settle in and want to eat. Once you get better pics of the bump, I'd back off and not handle her for a week and let her chill in her new home. Then try feeding her again. Do you know what she was eating in her last home (mice v. rats, FT v. live)?

    I assume you're keeping her warm and giving her a snug hiding spot?
  • 10-24-2009, 08:23 PM
    harm286
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by CritterVet View Post
    You got her a couple days ago, right? Could take her a while to settle in and want to eat. Once you get better pics of the bump, I'd back off and not handle her for a week and let her chill in her new home. Then try feeding her again. Do you know what she was eating in her last home (mice v. rats, FT v. live)?

    I assume you're keeping her warm and giving her a snug hiding spot?

    Got a tub just for her, yes sir. Um I kno her container read mice fuzzys didnt say f/t the male that came with her said the same and he took the mouse live.
  • 10-24-2009, 08:45 PM
    Karbon
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    Really can't tell from those pictures, but it sort of looks like the snake is very skinny. Better pictures if you can :)
  • 10-24-2009, 09:21 PM
    CritterVet
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    Good that you're offering the same rodent species they were previously eating. The new environment and live food might have just been too much for her right now. Just because the male ate doesn't mean she's ready too -- everyone's an individual!
  • 10-28-2009, 10:19 AM
    harm286
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    Well thanxz guys. Bad news is I just found out her ribs were broken in three different places. 85% chance of not making it. She is no longer with us. I didnt want her to suffer anymore. Bad breeders, they didnt know what they were doing when shipping her.:(
  • 10-28-2009, 12:20 PM
    Lolo76
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    Poor baby... I'm so sorry. :(:( Have you contacted the breeders about this yet?
  • 10-28-2009, 01:17 PM
    dr del
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    Hi,

    Sorry to hear it was that bad. :(


    dr del
  • 10-28-2009, 05:41 PM
    illini4x4
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    Very sorry for your loss!! :( It's never easy losing an animal no matter how new they are.

    My next step would definitely be calling the breeder
  • 10-28-2009, 06:14 PM
    CritterVet
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    I'm sorry you lost her. :(
  • 10-29-2009, 11:07 AM
    harm286
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    Thanxz guys... that really suxz 2 get ur brand new pet and find out its in pain.
    Honestly I will talk to the breeder, dont want to put his name on hear do 2 the fact that it might be the people that he work's with's fault.
  • 10-29-2009, 04:22 PM
    Elise.m
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    Wow, sorry you lost her. Scary stuff :(
  • 10-29-2009, 09:39 PM
    J.Vandegrift
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    Did you have her put down???
  • 10-30-2009, 10:34 AM
    harm286
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by pfan151 View Post
    Did you have her put down???


    Yes I did I couldnt B there thou. I left once she was out of my hands. It sucks, I lost most of my animal family this year:( .... not my luck I guess
  • 11-13-2009, 01:03 PM
    soulluos
    Re: my 100% het axanthic female has a problem... help!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by harm286 View Post
    Thanxz guys... that really suxz 2 get ur brand new pet and find out its in pain.
    Honestly I will talk to the breeder, dont want to put his name on hear do 2 the fact that it might be the people that he work's with's fault.


    hello sorry to hear about your loss, did you ever contact the breeders and tell them what happen ?
    and if they wouldnt help you please give us the names so we know not to buy from them .
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