Re: Is there any way I can help my snake?
Thank you so much everyone for the input. I'll see what I can do for her. It sounds like I'm already doing a lot of things right for her, and I'll try to fill in the gaps.
Her water bowl is definitely too shallow for her to drown in. It's big but we don't fill it up very much.
She gets a lot of light because she's in my office, but she has a lot of dark places in her habitat to go.
As far as temps go, she definitely does better when she's colder. She spends most of her time in the ~75F area of her habitat with only occasional trips to the warmer side.
Maybe these pictures will show up?
The day we got her:
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/xPxpyZs.jpg
The day we took her to the vet (after an electrolyte soak, she looked WAY worse before)
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/HIHOrzg.jpg
After the first couple feedings
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/VOUXRKR.jpg
The first day she had the strength to do anything but crawl right back in her hide
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/rfwzHvl.jpg
Her having her first un-assisted feed since we brought her home several months ago:
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/aiaaGnH.jpg
Re: Is there any way I can help my snake?
I would convert her to f/t and offer her feeders wet. Hydration is key for recovery and good sheds, and if she has neuro issues she may not be able to drink as much as she should. Also as she grows she will need bigger feeders, which means the rats will be more likely to fight back and hurt her. I have a few spider combos that could never eat live, they tend to strike anywhere except where the feeder is.
I would remove the hide in this picture. When the décor has enclosed loops the snake can get stuck.
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