And the story Begins

Hey everyone, many of you probably already know my girlfriend and I recently purchased a Biak Green Tree Python from a pet store.

upon taking it to the vet we discovered it has mites, hook worms, round worms, and more parasites than I can remember the names of.

It's dehydrated, hasn't been fed properly (was bird seed in its feces)
and is only a little one.

This is going to be where I put my updates as to what happens with the snake and us, with pictures, and possibly videos from time to time. For those who want to follow along, please hope for everyones sake that this thread has a happy ending.

That sounds so horrible, I cannot believe someone would sell you a sick animal like that :( I know you said that you knew it had mites, but all those parasites? Just look out for your ball python too, when you get the PAM you'll need to douse his cage too since the mites will surely spread to him :( I wish you luck!

Wish you the best of luck on caring for your sick snake. I'm hoping to that this thread has a happy ending. At least we know that the snake is in good hands with someone that cares for reptiles. Wish you the best! :)

good luck man. At least now it has a fighting chance!

Sorry to hear this. I hope everything goes well.

So sorry it turned out this way. :( Hopefully he'll pull through it all perfectly fine. At least he's getting the help he needs now.

Have you spoken top the person who sold it to you? Did they have anything to say? I'd hate to see how the rest of their animals are doing.

its good that he has someone on his side now.
i hope for the best

Sorry this had to be your first experience with chondros. Try not to worry too much...one of my critters was a reptile show pick-up/rescue and she was in about the same condition as yours, minus the mites but plus some scale rot. She shed out the scale rot and was treated for the parasites, and never missed a meal. She always has perfect sheds and regular poops..I love her. Chin up.

Probably a wild caught individual, dehydration and parasites are usually a dead giveaway. Chondros are one of the snake species that still get regularly imported as WCs.

I wonder how the bird seed got into its digestive system.. did someone feed it a bird or squirrel they somehow caught by their bird feeder outside?

If it were in a mixed animal enviornment and cages were all jammed together, birds might have knocked seeds out of their cages into the snake's. Whatever they were feeding the snake could have picked up some seeds as it fed, as snakes occasionally pick up stray bits of loose substrate when they feed.

Sounds to me like it's been feeding since it was imported. Once those worms and mites are under control, it could take off and really surprise you.

I hope it turns out well for you.

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First bathing session, Clearly the little one doesnt like the water as much XD

it was just chilling on my arm for a bit, should have seen it try to dart out after the first minute of soaking. Hopefully tomorrows bath session will go okay.

Oh, and they said it was from a local breeder of theirs. however it was in a strange tower of terarriums with alot of other reptiles, boas, other pythons, monitors, geckos, king snakes, corns, beardies, and I think a frog or two? O_o.

I'll call and let them know about the find tomorrow.

If it has all those internal parasites then it was either kept in filthy conditions at the "breeders" in close proximity to other infested snakes, or it is a wild caught.

Did your vet give it a parasite treatment? It may take a few doses to completely get rid of them but once they are gone he will probably seem like a different animal.

Did you get it from S&S Exotics? Just a guess. Maybe you should post your experience with this store on the BOI.

They say they got him from a breeder, didnt state which. and no it was Petland, I'm going to call and inform them of the issue. And the vets informed me i'll need to go in every 2 weeks for another treatment for the parasites atlesat 2 or 3 more times.

I'm going to give it another bath in a moment and then its off to the pet store to see if I can't get it to eat a small live fuzzy.

after calling they changed the story to "It was wild caught"

Lovely...

In that case the birdseed makes sense now. Do keep us informed and I hope he eats for you. Just keep up the good work and don't bother him unless you're doing a treatment. Hopefully he will bounce back and live a long life with you :)

TONIGHT HAS BEEN GOOD!

Ive decided on a slight terarrium change, I bought a slightly more shalow tub so that I can use an under tank heater, the vent i made in the top of the snakes current tub leaks too much humidity out and due to the heigth of the perch bar, i believe its too hot near the top and not hot enough near the bottom.

This mornings bath went smoothly, got it to soak more of its upper body than I did last night, and it also decided to stay on the more humid side of its terrarium. always good news =D

However! In even better news, Tonight the little one ate! didn't take long at all either! just dangled the little fuzzy in front of him a bit, peaked its interest then poked its nose with the mouse and WACHOW!!!!

after 2 minutes of motionless suffocation, the little mouse was like a zombie santa mouse, down the chimney it went! No pictures this time, didn't want to stress it out mid feed. I'll get a good shot for you guys next week though. You've got my word =3

I am sorry your new baby is sick and I hope he continues to improve for you!:please: Keep us posted!

wow thats horrible :( hope everything keeps going well :)

Day 4

Today we left the little one alone since last night she ate. We figured it would help keep the meal down if we left it by itself for a day. However due to not wanting the mites to get worse since they are currently almost non existant, we made the decision to clean its tank. thus... I got to hold it.

Being 10:30 at night, the little ones pupils were so large the entire eyes looked black, and clearly it felt like being left alone... and by that I mean it looked like it wanted to have me for dinner.

Fortunately i got the snake out of the enclosure without being bitten, however it tried to strike at april when she stood up. Neither of us expected it, but tonight went smoothly, we built a second smaller tub and sprayed it with PAM and are letting it air dry tonight, we'll move its location tomorrow and then pam the other enclosure, and then when its air dried, switch it back to that one. this way mites won't stand a chance and the problem is taken care of in a reasonably easy fashion.

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Originally Posted by Iaunu

Being 10:30 at night, the little ones pupils were so large the entire eyes looked black, and clearly it felt like being left alone... and by that I mean it looked like it wanted to have me for dinner.

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My boy terrifies me around that time. I just sit on the opposite side of the glass and watch him size me up. Congrats on not getting tagged.

Sounds like he's moving in a positive direction. I love the night snark. My BP does that too. :)

Day 15

Sorry I haven't posted in a little while. I got home from work late one night and its take needed to be cleaned to help prevent mites, The little one looks clean of mites, but i'll let the vet get the final word on that one.

Tomorrow is the next treatment date for the internal parasites ailing the little one.

His health seems to be moving in positive direction as stated by another member already. Acting like an aggressive GTP under stress should =D

Here's a video of me being particularly chicken that night... and April decided to film it for you guys!

Next video i'll have her in my hand!

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Day sometime

so... i havent posted in a while. shes doing AMAZING. its midnight. shes eating fine, shedding perfect and growing into her greens <3. and she just gave my lips a curious kiss with her tongue. she doesmt strike at all anymore as long as i give her enough respect to not move my hand around her face too quickly :3 i'll post new pics soon

Awww that's so good to hear. Look forward to seeing her. Glad this had a happy ending!

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