1100 grams on the dot! 8-month rescue update

[kdreptiles]

These guys are my best feeders and will eat every day if I let them! In May the male spider was 2.5 years old, the female pastel coming up on 3 years. The before and after pics blow me away!

Before
Thor - 218g


Freija - 448g


Both of them together in their shipping box - if I had known the condition the spider was in I would not have allowed my ex-friend to ship them. Yes, because of the condition of these animals I split ties with a friend I had since third grade. Have not regretted that decision one bit.


And today, in the same plastic container and (not exact same but same size) shipping box:

[SlitherinSisters]

WOW! That spider looked bad when you got him! Yikes! I'm so glad you have them nice and fat! They look great!

[kdreptiles]

Yeah, he was in rough shape. He drank 150g of water in the first night.



This is what his first pee looked like (yes, that's all pee...)

[Flikky]

poor thing!! Wow they're so fat now though. Did your ex friend give and explanation for why he looked like that?

[kdreptiles]

Thanks, and yeah, she said that no matter what she tried they were just picky eaters and wouldn't eat anything but small live mice. Funny though, I got them to eat f/t rats right away. She said Thor hadn't eaten in 2 months which is why he looked so bad. The last time I visited her they were lying in their own filth in tiny tubs with no water. I also got a leopard gecko from her that was in such bad shape he didn't make it, although he got better he had several abscesses in his liver.

[Flikky]

I don't think 2 months of not eating would make a snake that skinny unless he was pretty skinny to start with. I'm glad to helped them out !

[kdreptiles]

I don't think 2 months of not eating would make a snake that skinny unless he was pretty skinny to start with.

Exactly, they looked great when she first got them. They suffered long-term neglect. I felt somewhat guilty, because she got them because she liked mine so much. I didn't persuade her or anything, and offered her the right advice, but still....