purchase/rescue mojave

Well, here are a couple pics for those of you who were interested in seeing how the little 07 Mojave girl is. She just ate for me Sunday (yay!) so we'll see if she keeps it down.

For those of you who didn't read the thread,this was a little snake I purchased for way below normal price because the guy just wanted to get rid of it and get some quick cash. She had been fed on coconut husk bedding and had some big splinters stuck in her gums, so I took her to the vet and had them removed. She is skinny, but otherwise seems healthy. I plan to check for parasites though...

I apologize for the bad pics...i just snapped these real quick before she found her hides. I don't want to take her out and stress her anymore than I have to until she has eaten for me a few times.

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nice mojave and good work with her

Thanks. She ate for me on Sunday, so hopefully she'll keep it down and eat lots more!!!

Congrats on you getting her and her finding a good home :)

Its always nice to hear of a rescue, and one that works out at that. But any rescue is a great one. Congrats


"Expos are like Christmas, but they happen more than once a year."

Thats cool :cool: :gj:

Love to hear about rescues :) Good on you! Nice looking snake too!

Thanks guys! I have certainly spent a lot of money on her by now lol. It will be worth it to have her around though. She is a cool little snake, and is really a trooper!

Mojaves are hot, best of luck with her!

Wow, she is a gorgeous snake for all that she's been through. I guess that idiots (her former owner, not you!) can neglect morphs as well as normals. Sad, but happy that you got her away from that loser.

I am going to have her on a five-day feeding schedule for now until she bulks up. Hopefully she bulks up soon because I hate to see her spine sticking up. I took her out real quickly today and besides being frightened of my big scary hand she seems OK. She is alert and her mouth now looks completely closed, instead of swollen.

I will feed again on Friday and hopefully she will be hungry (she looks hungry to me now, but I don't want to overfeed).

Does anyone know about how long it may take for a baby BP to chunk up after being starved like this?

I want to make sure that I feed her at an appropriate size/schedule for her condition without overloading her.