New Noodle!

This is my "new" lucy ball python. I got him a month ago, and he is doing wonderful now. We got him at our local petco, and our Petco is pretty good with caring for their reptiles. But this little guy was having a terrible shed issue along with a 3 month battle with mites.
Here's him day one:
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Hes shed again since we had him, and he always gets shed on his head stuck. It looked like it had been there a long time in the first photo.
But i even soaked him beforehand after his pre shed poop and upped the humidity ans still had an issue. But i soaked him again and I was able to remove his "mask" :P
And now here's photos of him all better! Who doesn't love a little Lucy Snoot??
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how adorable :o

PETCO has BELs now? A sure sign of the apocalypse...

Nice looking BP though :gj:

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Originally Posted by Riinei

We got him at our local petco, and our Petco is pretty good with caring for their reptiles. But this little guy was having a terrible shed issue along with a 3 month battle with mites.

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Nice looking little guy, but if you got a snake with mites that's NOT a good indication of a place that is 'pretty good with caring for their reptiles'

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Originally Posted by MarkS

Nice looking little guy, but if you got a snake with mites that's NOT a good indication of a place that is 'pretty good with caring for their reptiles'

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this.

it is a pretty snake though :D

Love your snake!

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Originally Posted by MarkS

Nice looking little guy, but if you got a snake with mites that's NOT a good indication of a place that is 'pretty good with caring for their reptiles'

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well I should say as good as Petco can get. I've noticed all their reptiles get the proper husbandry which is always nice. Though their animals are most likely farm bred so I'm sure lots of issues come with them.

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Originally Posted by Slim

PETCO has BELs now? A sure sign of the apocalypse...

Nice looking BP though :gj:

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Thank you! They have them quite often here and we were told they sell like candy

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Originally Posted by Riinei

I've noticed all their reptiles get the proper husbandry

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Your PETCO is clearly superior to the one near me.

Beautiful snake! But Petco wont fix a mite problem, everyone of them I have been to and seen had incorrect husbandry and more often than not had emaciated snakes. If they wont eat the FT that are provided then the snake will just be starved to death. Like MarkS said, not a good indication of proper husbandry at all.

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Originally Posted by MidSouthMorphs

Beautiful snake! But Petco wont fix a mite problem, everyone of them I have been to and seen had incorrect husbandry and more often than not had emaciated snakes. If they wont eat the FT that are provided then the snake will just be starved to death. Like MarkS said, not a good indication of proper husbandry at all.

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Thank you! I've honestly haven had any issues with this particular store up until this BEL. The other one closer to me is a different story.. We got a wood turtle, brought it home and noticed it had a severe URI, so we take it back the next day and the manager blames us for him being sick.. We never go to that particular store anymore. The last time we were in there there was a dead blood Python in one of the displays.. I think it all depends on the staff hired and the managers running the store. They're known for hiring people that know nothing about reptiles and often don't like them at all. But I think they should start a colony of mice to get all the baby snakes they get in feeding on f/t instead of letting the poor things wither away..

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Originally Posted by Slim

Your PETCO is clearly superior to the one near me.

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I honestly hate going into Petco stores just because I know I'll see something upsetting. After I found this store about 45 minutes away I was happy to drive out further to where I know the animals are cared for properly.
well.. For the most part at least