2 new pick ups. one disappointing

Someone gave me their snake, free of course. They said they had the snake for 6 years and needed a better home becuase ever since they had a baby, the snake was neglected. I was expecting a long snake if it was indeed 6 years. not even fat but at least somewhat thick. i saw the snake and she has stuck shed all over her. I weighed her and she is 547 Grams. 6 year old snake is not supposed to be that low. i popped and she is a she. at least i think but i will double check later. She is on small rats and was fed once every 2 weeks.

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I took her a nice bath to get all her shed off, She was not scared and she kept flickering her tongue really often which made me happy. She even let me touch her head and rub her chin.I looked inside her mouth for any respiratory infection but nothing, i am still going to keep her temps high just in case. No mites from what i have seen. She looks and feels as thin as my 8 month old ball pythons.

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I put her in her new home and she didn't even go inside her hide, she has not even coiled up, so i put her head in the hide in hopes she would go in. 20 min later she stayed in the same spot i put her. So i coiled her body and placed the hide on top of her. Poor thing. :(

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Well, this is not a BP but my V day gift that i found in my chocolates. ^_^ her name is squigglette!
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Well, it's always good to see when a neglected snake gets taken in by someone who knows how to properly care for them. And I think she's a beaut!! Love the blushing on her head!

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Originally Posted by pinkeye714

Well, this is not a BP but my V day gift that i found in my chocolates. ^_^ her name is squigglette!
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I love the fact that you found her in a box of chocolates :D That is darling! LOL!

Oh poor girl. She looked so itchy. You probably made her feel so much better and she will appreciate that. :)
I love the little chocolates snake, fun!

Her close up picture looks like she's so much relief from what she've been through. :) And the idea of havin a snake inside a box of chocolate, so unique! Hope my gf knew that trick. LOL

Aw, poor baby! That's horrible... Thank you for taking her in. :)
On the other hand, good looking Snow! I also have a baby snow, I got her from a reptile rescue when she was just a tiny little noodle... :D

Looks like she cleaned up really nice. If that is, indeed a female, then I believe the original owner was lying about at least one of the two facts he gave about her. Either she is nowhere near 6 years old...or she has NOT been eating "small rats every two weeks". :rolleyes: While that may not be as frequent as many of us choose to feed, that's hardly a starvation diet either. Eating at that rate for six years, she should be fully matured and nicely rounded. OR...it really is a male on the small side...who still probably hasn't been eating a small rat every two weeks because even a male would still be more filled out and a little heftier after six years.

VERY cute idea with the wee little noodle in the chocolate! My husband would never think of anything like that in a million years!

Good for you to have rescue this snake, if this animal is really 6 years old and was fed every 2 weeks she should be a lot bigger.

Either the age or the feeding size and frequency are wrong, either way I would still recommend to have a fecal done just in case there is something else going on as well.

Nice rescue. I'm sure she is going to be much happier with you. She looks good after the shed was taken off.

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Looks like she cleaned up really nice. If that is, indeed a female, then I believe the original owner was lying about at least one of the two facts he gave about her. Either she is nowhere near 6 years old...or she has NOT been eating "small rats every two weeks". :rolleyes: While that may not be as frequent as many of us choose to feed, that's hardly a starvation diet either. Eating at that rate for six years, she should be fully matured and nicely rounded. OR...it really is a male on the small side...who still probably hasn't been eating a small rat every two weeks because even a male would still be more filled out and a little heftier after six years.

VERY cute idea with the wee little noodle in the chocolate! My husband would never think of anything like that in a million years!

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I honestly think they are lying about the age. I asked them 3 times about her age. They said a co worker owned her, then they took it in. The co worker owned her for almost a year and they owner her for 5 years. it would have been wonderful to have a 6 year old female in my hands though. Also, she said everything she did for the snake was followed by what a pet store said. she said she did not want to power feed the snake and feed it once a week because she outgrew her cage. :mad: how is that even possible!


Oh yeah, it was cute. It was truffles and the snake was hidden in the logo of the chocolates so when he gave me the box she would not get hit by the rolling candy.

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Good for you to have rescue this snake, if this animal is really 6 years old and was fed every 2 weeks she should be a lot bigger.

Either the age or the feeding size and frequency are wrong, either way I would still recommend to have a fecal done just in case there is something else going on as well.

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i was thinking about that as well. I am really hoping she is not sick, at least not right now. I do not know if i have another $200 to dish out right now. I already did three weeks ago for medication for the other snake. I was panicking about a RI ahah



you know, besides the fact that she most likely is not even 6. i do believe they might have starved her. She said she "outgrew" her cage. She must have been starving her in hopes that she would stay small. I asked her if the snake was on a fast for a while, and i was told no.

Bless her heart. Glad you are giving her a loving home and taking good care of her.

They told me it will only be $18 to check her poo. So i will do that once she passes some. but i am honestly hoping she has nothing because of money issues. I cant even get a credit card for vet bills because i have no credit. :rolleye2: so, :please: do not have anything. i wish to care for you!

Im glad to see that that girl is going to a loving home, I'm sure she is in loving hands now. She is a looker too! Love the chocolates idea give the hubby/boyfriend a cudos from me that was brilliant!!! :gj::gj:

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... I would still recommend to have a fecal done just in case there is something else going on as well.

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Good job taking her in, make sure to quarantine super carefully!

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Good job taking her in, make sure to quarantine super carefully!

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yup - quarantine -very, very smart advice above....congrats!

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Originally Posted by pinkeye714

Well, this is not a BP but my V day gift that i found in my chocolates. ^_^ her name is squigglette!
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Would that be a candy corn?

That 6 year old looks pretty bad! Good luck with the rescue.

Mike

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Would that be a candy corn?

That 6 year old looks pretty bad! Good luck with the rescue.

Mike

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yeah, that would be 10x funnier if it were a candy corn snake.
but i always wanted myself a snow corn. <3 psh what girl can deny a baby pink snake. :D

ya know. Its weird, "Killa" is very calm. It seems she has been around humans for a while. she kinda reminds me of an old lady animal. Like those animals who are so old that they don't care about anything. Like a dog who wont bark when someone rings the door bell because he is on the couch and just does not want to get up.
She spilled her water in her cage so i took her out to clean it, she was not nervous about me going into her home, i even put my arm and body in front of her picking up her substrate fast and she just stared at me, i put her in my boyfriends lap and she moved around got comfortable and stayed. she even let us rub her head and nose. We thought it was lovely but at the same time asked ourselves "is this even healthy?!" i thought maybe she is blind now, because i passed by her twice really fast. My other snakes quickly pull their head backs when they see something walk fast. killa didn't move. So, i put my hand near her eyes and moved. I just want to see her move her head in hopes she is not blind, but nope. she wont move her head. she just does not care.

some part of me things she could just be used to humans and maybe a "runt" and the other part of me thinks she could just be so weak that she does not care and accepts any threat with open arms.

sorry for the long post, you don't have to read. just more observing.

Another thing, it seems she wants to come out of her tub. Probably asking me to bring her food. [/size]

Oh my gosh... Whatever her story is, thank heavens she's with you, she's definitely thin!

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Good job taking her in, make sure to quarantine super carefully!

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I cant even do that right. I have her in my room on the other side, the other snakes are by the closet and some are in the closet.
I cant move the snake anywhere else. The restroom is to cold, it swear snow can fall in there. Only room is my mothers room and she has heat flashes and needs it super cold as well. Plus my mother is deathly scared of the snakes. living room/ kitchen are pretty much the same deal. cold, just not as cold.
i am a paranoid person and since i got her, i wont even pick up my other snakes with my hands even after i washed them. i want bleach soap!
i have been picking them up with a snake hook and placing them somewhere else in the closet so i can clean.

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That BP looks very similar to how my rescue looks :/ Hopefully the bath & meal will help today.