Little snake that could

For those keeping up with the saga:

Trey/Emily (I'm still calling it Trey really) has had this horridly stuck shed for 2 weeks. He had absolutely NO interest in moving around and trying to get it off! I tried everything, soaking, wet pillow case, damp cloth, ointment....I was able to get most of it off over the two week period, but about 2.5 inches of it remained. Jo advised me to leave it alone, since I've been tube feeding Trey, and the stress level was getting pretty high. I took that advice, as well as Becky's advice on the tube feeding. I had a couple of frustrating feeding sessions, where the tube just got completely clogged up and I had to abort.

Two nights ago I decided to dilute the food even more than I had been, and finally got some nutrition into the little snake.

This morning I got up and checked on the snakes. Trey was in his/her water dish, soaking! This is a snake that absolutely hates soaking, and has never done it willingly before. I thought that was very odd, but went about my day.

Tonight I went to check on him/her, and he had gotten the entire rest of his stuck shed off! It wasn't in one piece, more like 3, spread around the enclosure.

Just blew me away! Becky and Jo are truly my saviors as far as this snake goes. If he actually makes it, it will be because of their advice, as well as Jamie's. You guys are THE BEST!

I'm so happy for you. Yay!

Whoo-HOO! That is SO awesome! I'll be rooting for the little guy too. Maybe he will be interested in eating too.
Wolfy

Thanks, mousch and wolfy :D
I'm pretty excited about it, haha.

Becky says his system won't be ready to handle a mouse for a while yet, so I'm basically just trying to build up his strength and weight right now.

Oh that's wonderful news Sarah! 3 pieces or 1 piece who really cares, that old shed is off finally and he managed it himself! Yay for Trey (heck I cannot think of her as Emily yet LOL). I hope you are taking pics along the way so we can all look back one day on how far this little snake has come because of your committment.

Awww, thanks for that, Joanna :)

I haven't taken any pictures lately, so I should get some tonight I guess.

Woo! Go little girl snakey! We're all rootin' for you Sarah, you're doing an awesome job with her.

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Originally Posted by SatanicIntention

Woo! Go little girl snakey! We're all rootin' for you Sarah, you're doing an awesome job with her.

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Ditto that! Couldn't have said it better myself!

Thank you, Becky and Judy, it really means a lot to me for ya'll to say that! Some days it does get very frustrating, but I'm very glad I found people to help me with this little girl. This is a group effort, haha!

Snakes definitely teach you patience...:O Congrats on today's success! =)

Sarah my granny (god rest her soul) used to say "where there's life, there's hope" and I think in little Trey's case you've definitely followed that old saying and are seeing some small steps forward from what you've told me. Every day that little snake keeps deciding to survive and you work so hard to get nutrition into her is another day closer to when she'll eat on her own. I know the whole BPNet family is cheering you and her on and waiting for the wonderful post that Trey finally ate independently! (hey Trey can be a girlie snakes name too right...it's not like they care what we call em LOL)

Oh and btw....I did it again and forgot to sign out of Mike's BPNet nic...geesh! It's Joanna of course not Mike (Mike would rather die than use the term "girlie snake" LMAO)...sorry about that folks! Off to log out of Mike and back into my own sign-in!

Great to hear Sarah!! You are doing an awesome job..

Thank you, Cassandra, and you are so right about that!

Joanna, it sounds like your granny and mine would have gotten along just great.
Well, she's my daughter's snake, so I don't have any control over the name. Everyone around me just seems to have more faith in my probing skills than I do, lol. I know I don't need to tell you how much I want this little snake to make it, you've definitely listened to me whine more than anyone, hehe.

Jamie, thank you! That means more than I can say, coming from you! I hope things are slowing down for you, your posts are sorely missed around here.

Hey there is nothing "whiney" about someone deeply concerned with the welfare of any living creature. Glad I was there for you to bounce some ideas off and just talk about the situation.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed over here for you two!!!!

I'm glad you're there for me too, Jo....and I'm glad you'll be experienced when I finally do get some crested lovin'! hehe

Thank you, Allison!

Oh heck there's tons here with years more crestie experience than me. I'm still at the "omg is it still alive! I didn't manage to kill this delicate little lizard did I!" stage every morning LOL. Seeing lick marks in the CGD and little lizard poop is a major excitement for me these days.

Trey is very lucky to have someone to care for him the way you do :grouphug:


Keep us posted :gj:

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Oh heck there's tons here with years more crestie experience than me. I'm still at the "omg is it still alive! I didn't manage to kill this delicate little lizard did I!" stage every morning LOL. Seeing lick marks in the CGD and little lizard poop is a major excitement for me these days.

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LOL, that is too hilarious! Well, by the time I get one, you will be plenty experienced, I'm sure.

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Originally Posted by cueball

Trey is very lucky to have someone to care for him the way you do :grouphug:


Keep us posted :gj:

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Awww, thank you, Chris. You know I couldn't have gotten this far without the support and encouragement I get here!