i swear

i think i dont have good luck with snakes:mad: to make a long story short... bought a baby BP for my sons b-day and it died in 20 mins after we had brought it hom and then when we got the replacement it was fickin covered in mites... we took it back so they could de-mite it and then they gave us the wrong snake !!!! so we decided to give it back and get our money back ( yes they are from a pet store) so we finally gave in and got another one.. and now i think he is sick :(.... lately i have been noticin that his poops have been changin.. they started out solid and then slowly becomin softer..and today it seemed all runny.. so im gonna have to take him to the vet tomm... does anyone know what they are gonna give me to treat em with ?? just want a heads up :please:

(sorry for the rant:sigh2:)

my prayers r with u:please:

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i think i dont have good luck with snakes:mad: to make a long story short... bought a baby BP for my sons b-day and it died in 20 mins after we had brought it hom and then when we got the replacement it was fickin covered in mites... we took it back so they could de-mite it and then they gave us the wrong snake !!!! so we decided to give it back and get our money back ( yes they are from a pet store) so we finally gave in and got another one.. and now i think he is sick :(.... lately i have been noticin that his poops have been changin.. they started out solid and then slowly becomin softer..and today it seemed all runny.. so im gonna have to take him to the vet tomm... does anyone know what they are gonna give me to treat em with ?? just want a heads up :please:

(sorry for the rant:sigh2:)

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Well its hard to say until they determine the exact problem he has.Where are you located? My reasons for asking is because it will alert others here not to buy from that pet store.This could also help you find a knowledgeable herp vet ;).Keep us posted

Im from CT... and the pet store was petland discounts(they are bad..when i went back to look at their other snakes...they were covered in mites as well).... i dont really know of any herp vets around here, i was just take him to my parents vet or see if he could do anything or recomend one for me...

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my prayers r with u:please:

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Thank u :)

i dont know what kind of pet police you have in the US but i would report the store to the feds and try to stop them from selling snakes.

hope your new one gets better...

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Im from CT... and the pet store was petland discounts(they are bad..when i went back to look at their other snakes...they were covered in mites as well).... i dont really know of any herp vets around here, i was just take him to my parents vet or see if he could do anything or recomend one for me...

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Oh yes... I know where you are. Petland is horrible, when I lived there I also saw the poor snakes and the people that work there don't even give a crap about 'em...
I remember there was this website that you can report people that like abuse animals and are in bad conditions (like in pet stores) but maybe someone else would know it...

yeah i had found a site that was all about there EXP eith petland and i told my story.... they are the worst....we just didnt know where else to go...:(

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yeah i had found a site that was all about there EXP eith petland and i told my story.... they are the worst....we just didnt know where else to go...:(

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I hope it turns out well for you and your snake. IMO its worth paying the shipping costs and buying from a reputable breeder instead of a pet store. They are not all bad though. My oldest two came from pet stores. One was covered in mites and about 10 - 15 ticks. Obviously an import. They are both healthy, very big and breed whenever I give them the chance.

Good luck

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Im from CT... and the pet store was petland discounts(they are bad..when i went back to look at their other snakes...they were covered in mites as well).... i dont really know of any herp vets around here, i was just take him to my parents vet or see if he could do anything or recomend one for me...

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Hi,

Are there any listed near you on these sites?

Link 1.

Link 2.


dr del

no they are all pretty far... the closets one is probly the new or west haven one and that alone is like a 30-45 min drive... thank u though fo giving me the links !!!

Hi,

Only other advice I can think of then is to either find another member close to you for recomendations (which your already doing :gj:), asking at local petstores who they use (though I'd probably skip petland :( ) and also asking at any local zoo's if there are any near you who keep reptiles - also asking a regular vet might be a good route in case they happen to know of anyone they would refer you to.


dr del

yeah its hard...my parent vet said he would call me back with some people to go to and i was thinkin about goin to the nature center that has mostly snakes... and see what they say.. and now my snakes actin all weird.... hes like climbin all around like he wants out and he hasnt stop all day... im not to sure what is wrong or what has changed..

Have you been using the same enclosure for each of the animals you got? and did you completely sanitize it before introducing another animal?

yes we are usin the same tank... but i had disinfected it more times then i can think of...and then before we got him.. also we hadnt had one in over a month before we put him on there

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no they are all pretty far... the closets one is probly the new or west haven one and that alone is like a 30-45 min drive... thank u though fo giving me the links !!!

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try living around here.. i have to drive at least that far for a decent grocery store! min. 45 minute drive for rats

I haven't had to go to a vet yet (I live in MA), but asking from a reference from your parents' pet vet is a good place to start. I hope your BP gets the treatment it needs as soon as possible! The next time you're looking into getting a reptile (if you're ever in the market again), I would suggest making a day trip up to NERD in Plaistow, NH. It's only about an hour and a half drive from me, but it would probably be closer to 3 for you--they are, however, a VERY reputable breeding facility for reptiles. I got my BP from them and couldn't be happier :)

Best of luck getting your little snake better!

blah.. think my thermometer/hygrometer isnt workin and i just bought it last week.. so was wonderin if anyone knew of one that is good but kinda cheap... my walmarts or targets and homedepot do not carry Acu-rite... any ideas ???

It doesn't have to be an AcuRite brand. Any digital indoor/outdoor thermometer will work. Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Lowe's - any of them should have one.

Wal-mart's business is built on some very sophisticated warehousing. You should try asking them to order one for you and I wouldn't be surprised if your wait time was less than one week.

Also, there's internet ordering. Do a google search for:

Acu-Rite 00891 Digital Thermometer

That's the one!

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It doesn't have to be an AcuRite brand. Any digital indoor/outdoor thermometer will work. Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Lowe's - any of them should have one.

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This is true. Accurite is a particularly good one. But, the first one I got was this little thing from Lowe's that reads temp and humidity (no proble) and comes with a suction cup. I have a few accurites now but I still always find a place for it. It was only $7 and it beats having nothing at all by a long shot!

One bit of advice with the accurites - the first one I got I broke inside of 10 minutes. The probe wire is fairly delicate and I was trying to run it around the cage lid and it got pinched. Tricky thing is, when this happened, it just continued to read the same temperature forever. I've purchased several more since then but I make sure to be careful with the wire.

I'm from CT too! The best snake place is called Slither and Swim in West Haven...they're excellent folks, breed their own snakes, extremely knowledgeable and reasonably priced.

lol where u from ??? yeah we went there as well... but when we took a look in their tanks..they were dirty and a few of them had mites on them !! so we deff werent gonna get one from there.... we got ours in the last place that i would have thought i would have ever thought of gettin one