Get rid of one and then get a new one...

After finally re-homing my stubborn pinstripe to Kymberli this lil lassie came back to work. She has not eaten since November. I'm pretty sure this is just due to the fact that they refused to feed live, and she was never converted to f/t. The poor girl now weighs a whopping 85g. I decided to temporarily take her home to convert her, she has been setup in a qt tub since Thursday and will be getting her first live meal tomorrow. Hopefully she takes it, shes so skinny! Pics are kinda blurry because I took them on my cell phone.

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That is horrible!:(

I hope you can get her to eat and she gets healthy again!!

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Originally Posted by AkHerps

That is horrible!:(

I hope you can get her to eat and she gets healthy again!!

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I hope so too! She has a ways to go before shes all better but Im going to do everything to make her fat and happy.

Oh my she is very skinny!! Good luck with her and glad to hear you are goin to take care of her.

Awww, poor thing is so skinny. :( I understand some people prefer to feed f/t, as I do too... but when a snake WON'T eat f/t, it really chaps my hide if they refuse to offer a live meal. Not to start this debate again, but nobody should have a snake if they're not prepared for that possibility. Ya know? Anyway, good luck on getting her healthy again!

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Originally Posted by Lolo76

Awww, poor thing is so skinny. :( I understand some people prefer to feed f/t, as I do too... but when a snake WON'T eat f/t, it really chaps my hide if they refuse to offer a live meal. Not to start this debate again, but nobody should have a snake if they're not prepared for that possibility. Ya know? Anyway, good luck on getting her healthy again!

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I couldn't agree more. I'm counting seconds til I get off tomorrow and can hopefully get her first meal, in a long time, into her.

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Originally Posted by kb1290

I couldn't agree more. I'm counting seconds til I get off tomorrow and can hopefully get her first meal, in a long time, into her.

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Best of luck, and please let us know how it goes! I'd recommend a rat pup first, in case the activity of a hopper mouse scares her... just a thought. ;)

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Originally Posted by Lolo76

Best of luck, and please let us know how it goes! I'd recommend a rat pup first, in case the activity of a hopper mouse scares her... just a thought. ;)

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I will keep you guys updated for sure. Was definitely thinking small and very little movement for her first live meal. Either rat pink or mouse fuzzy, depending on availability. With how sunk in she is, I would say she is less than a half inch in diameter right now

Why on earth did it get so bad? :rage:

And please do not tell me she's going back to the same idiots if she gets healthy! :mad:

I'm afraid I'd have to lynch you if you did something that dumb. :O

Best wishes getting her back to just being normal.

Gale

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Originally Posted by angllady2

Why on earth did it get so bad? :rage:

And please do not tell me she's going back to the same idiots if she gets healthy! :mad:

I'm afraid I'd have to lynch you if you did something that dumb. :O

Best wishes getting her back to just being normal.

Gale

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I do not know why it was let get to this stage I had no control over that but she will not be going back I will be re-homing her separately from work. As far as they know I adopted her.

I had to laugh when I read this. :P It really is an addiction.

On a more serious note, that is probably one of the skinniest BPs I have ever seen. Any idea of what year she was born? She has absolutely no meat on her at all! I'm sure it was just the prey offered and the husbandry that was the main factor. Give it a few months and she'll be looking a bit better, but with one that skinny it's going to take a long time to get her up to proper health.

As for the Pinstripe, I'll be offering his first meal tomorrow and I've been on a serious search for ASFs. (Which I discovered are illegal in California, explaining why you had difficulty finding him any. :rolleyes:) If all else fails, he'll just have to wait until I move to Vegas next month where I've already located ASF breeders. He's handled the change in scenery very well, no signs of stress whatsoever.

I hope you get this poor girl healthy, I hate seeing animals treated poorly. :hmm:

that is so sad.:( no animal should be treated like that people like that really pi** me off if you cant handle feeding a live or p/k then dont get a snake especially if they knew it from the beginning she wouldnt take anything but live.:rage: good luck with her hope everything works out with it.:tears:

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As for the Pinstripe, I'll be offering his first meal tomorrow and I've been on a serious search for ASFs. (Which I discovered are illegal in California, explaining why you had difficulty finding him any. :rolleyes:)

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Are you within driving distance of San Diego? If so, Pet Kingdom sells frozen ASFs - at least, they did when I was there last year. I have an adult who's imprinted on ASFs, and had to get a bag from SD when I visited! Since then she occasionally takes a normal rat, but if that doesn't become more consistent, she'll have to go back to her old owner (who's not in CA). :(

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Originally Posted by Kymberli

I had to laugh when I read this. :P It really is an addiction.

On a more serious note, that is probably one of the skinniest BPs I have ever seen. Any idea of what year she was born? She has absolutely no meat on her at all! I'm sure it was just the prey offered and the husbandry that was the main factor. Give it a few months and she'll be looking a bit better, but with one that skinny it's going to take a long time to get her up to proper health.

As for the Pinstripe, I'll be offering his first meal tomorrow and I've been on a serious search for ASFs. (Which I discovered are illegal in California, explaining why you had difficulty finding him any. :rolleyes:) If all else fails, he'll just have to wait until I move to Vegas next month where I've already located ASF breeders. He's handled the change in scenery very well, no signs of stress whatsoever.

I hope you get this poor girl healthy, I hate seeing animals treated poorly. :hmm:

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When I got into work and my manager told me I had a new BP in the back that she thought I should take I laughed and told her no I'm trying to get down in numbers. Then I saw this lil girl and she is just sweet as can be, I couldn't say no to her face. We got her in Oct 10 as a healthy late hatchling and she sold within a week after her first meal which I gave live.

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Originally Posted by mdfreak2

that is so sad.:( no animal should be treated like that people like that really pi** me off if you cant handle feeding a live or p/k then dont get a snake especially if they knew it from the beginning she wouldnt take anything but live.:rage: good luck with her hope everything works out with it.:tears:

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Thanks for the luck, I will keep you guys posted!

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Are you within driving distance of San Diego? If so, Pet Kingdom sells frozen ASFs - at least, they did when I was there last year. I have an adult who's imprinted on ASFs, and had to get a bag from SD when I visited! Since then she occasionally takes a normal rat, but if that doesn't become more consistent, she'll have to go back to her old owner (who's not in CA). :(

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Hmm I called PK once to get Asher, that was the pins name btw, ASF's but I only talked to the girl at the register. I will make sure to talk to Matt next time.

What a shame, seeing a healthy animal sold then come back months later in horrible shape. :(

If she doesn't take the first or second offered meal you should probably assist feed her. Does she even have the strength to constrict a meal? Hopefully she comes around quickly for you. Sounds like she got lucky when they brought her back to you.

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Originally Posted by Kymberli

What a shame, seeing a healthy animal sold then come back months later in horrible shape. :(

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It is awful, especially when you know you told them how to care for it properly and they just didnt care!

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Originally Posted by zues

If she doesn't take the first or second offered meal you should probably assist feed her. Does she even have the strength to constrict a meal? Hopefully she comes around quickly for you. Sounds like she got lucky when they brought her back to you.

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She did hit the rat pup within seconds of it touching her tub, but she did have some difficulty constricting it. Took her about 10 minutes to kill a 7 day old rat pink. Any ideas on how to make it easier on her to begin with?

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Are you within driving distance of San Diego? If so, Pet Kingdom sells frozen ASFs - at least, they did when I was there last year. I have an adult who's imprinted on ASFs, and had to get a bag from SD when I visited! Since then she occasionally takes a normal rat, but if that doesn't become more consistent, she'll have to go back to her old owner (who's not in CA). :(

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I live two hours from San Diego, so it's not an easy drive, but I drove there to pick up the OPs Pinstripe last week and I'll be driving there next month during the Reptile Show to pick up my Milksnakes. I'll have to stop by Pet Kingdom to see if they have any. If not, I'll have to wait until I move to Vegas next month where I've already found ASF breeders.

I'm actually offering him a live mouse tonight. Maybe I'll get lucky. :please:

Oh wow, good luck with her!

She took her second rat pup today! Looks like this is going to be any easy rehab :) she hits those rats harder than my boas or carpet python. He feeding response is insane right now!

Very cool... I am glad that she is eating for you....:gj:

Glad she is eating. With such a good feeding response you could probably offer pre killed pinks if she is still having trouble constricting them.

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Originally Posted by zues

Glad she is eating. With such a good feeding response you could probably offer pre killed pinks if she is still having trouble constricting them.

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Definitely thinking about trying that. I wasn't sure if it was a one time thing but now that she's taken two meals in a row like that, I hope she will hit a p/k that way too!