Sick Snakes

Will sick snakes eat. The reason for my question is I got a pair of pastel het ghost and they had mouth rot and we have been nursing them back to health ( we have had them for around 6 weeks) They have been on 2 rounds of Baytril, nebulizer 2x per day and we have cleaned their mouth 2x per day with an oral mouth rinse, we also raised the temps and increased the humidity while trying to get them healthy. They seem to look alot better and they seem more healthy and they ate for the first time Sat. night and I am just curious if eating is a good sign.

Thanks for any input.

almost always just make sure you continue the meds till your out or the vet says to stop

I still have 10 injections every other day of Baytril so I will continue that, and i will also continue the Nebulization and mouth cleaning 2x per day until they are out of the woods. Thanks for the reply!

Did they have the mouth rot when they arrived, and if so is the seller paying for the treatments?

slartibartfast...
This a long story I will try and make short.

I bought a bumblebee package of 1.0 spider 0.1 pastel and 0.3 nornals. When they arrived the spider seemed to have RI so we went straight to vet, after 5 weeks he just seemed to get worse (we took him in for shots every other day for 5 weeks and treated him at home as well w/ nebulizer and mouth cleaner). The seller was updated on his progress from day one. I finally was at the end of my rope so the seller said to send him back and if he made it through shipping then he would see what he could do to get him healthy...he ended up dying...so he said he would give me a credit toward something else he had...we decided to go with the pastel het ghost pair and they both came in looking sick as well, I contacted him the minute they arrived and looked sick and his response was not good. He said...

Again huh...
Well as you said increasing the heat is the best thing to do and keep the enclosures away from any drafts.


Hope you had a great Holiday!

This was all I ever heard from him and I really don't expect he would do anything to make us happy.

Sorry for the long story, but i tried to make it short.

This is why I am hoping they will pull out...plus we really like these guys, it is hard to believe how attatched you can get to these animals in a month.

Wow man.

I really feel bad for you. Hopefully your babies pull through, it seems like they are doing okay.

I personally think the seller should be paying for the vet bills, but I highly doubt that's going to happen judging by his attitude. And to top it off, what a wonderful last message. Pretty much ignoring the problem.

I totally agree with you on the last part, I just got my first ball python a few weeks ago and I absolutely adore him. It'd break my heart to see anything happen to him.

Best of luck to you.

The amount of time and effort we have put into them has almost been draining. We have quite a few other balls and their care is a drop in the bucket compared to the effort we have put into caring for these pastel het ghost. The seller started out acting like he wanted to do the right thing with the spider but after the pastel het ghost pair i think he lost interest.

You should post the sellers info here and on the BOI (at fauna) so others know what the seller is like and to avoid him/her.

Good luck

I have considered naming the seller but I have been hesitant, He did "make things right" with the spider that eventually died, the last time we corresponded he was polite but not very interested in "making things right". I really don't want to drag someones name through the mud in a public forum without them being able to defend themselves. If someone is interested in knowing the sellers name you can PM me and I will give his name.

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Originally Posted by l791020

I have considered naming the seller but I have been hesitant, He did "make things right" with the spider that eventually died, the last time we corresponded he was polite but not very interested in "making things right". I really don't want to drag someones name through the mud in a public forum without them being able to defend themselves. If someone is interested in knowing the sellers name you can PM me and I will give his name.

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I don't see how sending you more sick snakes made things right with the spider? :confused:

It would make me think if they were really het. ghosts or not.

Man... that's just sad. So sorry your having to deal with this. I understand not wanting to cause a stir, but I for one would like to know who these animals came from. ESPECIALLY considering that the replacement snakes were also sick... Now I reeeeeally wanna know. I'll send you a pm. Just keep in mind, that if you do decide to post the seller, it might be bad for him/her.... but it might potentially keep someone from purchasing a problem animal, and might prompt the seller to be more aware of his animals!?!?
I don't know... but at any rate, best of luck!

Michelle...

I am also curious about them being het ghost...I hope they are but at this moment I just hope they live and if they do then I will have a chance at some ghost in a few years. I do think they will make it and believe they are on the road to health...but fingers still crossed.

rabernet...

I don't believe sending more sick snakes "made things right" but I have tried to look at it from both sides. He sent 5 snakes the first time and the spider was the only one sick and the other 4 are kicking and healthy, the secong time the pastel het ghost arrived with the mouth rot and I just don't want to give up on peoples honesty...I am trying really hard to believe it is a coincidence that they turned up sick also...this is the reason I don't want to name them publically...on the chance they got sick during shipping temps and stress.

Thanks for all the positive responses!

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Originally Posted by rabernet

I don't see how sending you more sick snakes made things right with the spider? :confused:

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PLUS many vet bills!

The extra vet bills have been a bit expensive...but as some say..."If you can't afford the vet, you can't afford the pet"...and that is the truth. There is always a chance a new snake will show up sick and need vetrinary care, but all our other ball pythons we have had shipped have arrived perfect so I think my situation is the exception to the rule.

Well hope it all works out for you, i see were you are coming from on not wanting to drag his name through the dirt but.. if you do not post it publically here and in the BOI it could happen to alot more people. Personally i was always very skeptical of buying on line, eventually i checked for anything i could find about who i wanted to purchase from. I would never buy from someone who has any bad reviews, i know things happen through shipping but not what you ended up with.