Ball Python Shipment arrived...PLEASE HELP

[John1982]

The breeder didn't return my wife's calls :-|. This isn't a fly by night breeder either, which even furthers my outrage, here's a current picture

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It's late and I assume you can't get to a vet at the moment anyway so here's my advice. Leave her alone in her habitat. If she is to pass let her do so in relative peace. Checking on her all the time and holding her is only going to cause stress and possibly compound the issue. You can plan your next move depending on her state in the morning should she make it through the night.

[Nismogizmos]

It's late and I assume you can't get to a vet at the moment anyway so here's my advice. Leave her alone in her habitat. If she is to pass let her do so in relative peace. Checking on her all the time and holding her is only going to cause stress and possibly compound the issue. You can plan your next move depending on her state in the morning should she make it through the night.

I checked the temps and they are good, so like you said I guess all I can do is wait till morning. Hopefully all will be well in the AM

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[bcr229]

How is the snake this morning? And where are you located (city/state)? BHB is up in Michigan, I checked the weather history for the past few days and the high(est) high was 21*F, lows in the single digits. I couldn't imagine shipping into or out of those temperatures.

[AlexisFitzy]

How is the snake this morning? And where are you located (city/state)? BHB is up in Michigan, I checked the weather history for the past few days and the high(est) high was 21*F, lows in the single digits. I couldn't imagine shipping into or out of those temperatures.

x2 on this. Do you have any updates for us? I hope your little one made it through the night. I'm so sorry this is happening to you now. I can't believe they would ship with temps like this. Especially such an experience breeder.


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[Gerardo]

Hopefully everything turns out ok. I agree that you shouldnt ship in this weather. ive been waiting on a package for a month for that same reason.

[Nismogizmos]

Well update, she's still very much alive, a vet visit has to happen today at some point :-/. She hasn't moved from the position she was in last night. She's been showing the spider type wobble also. I'm so disgusted with BHB at this point. I'm going to non stop pestering them until I receive a response.

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[piedpython]

Well update, she's still very much alive, a vet visit has to happen today at some point :-/. She hasn't moved from the position she was in last night. She's been showing the spider type wobble also. I'm so disgusted with BHB at this point. I'm going to non stop pestering them until I receive a response.

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They should do something about it since your snake came in like that. My good friend recieved a kinked snake from them which would never be able to breed and they had him send the BP back.

[Nismogizmos]

They should do something about it since your snake came in like that. My good friend recieved a kinked snake from them which would never be able to breed and they had him send the BP back.

We will see how it goes, I'm hoping they will make it right because this is a really sour experience for the first time ordering from a breeder online :-/

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[bcr229]

We will see how it goes, I'm hoping they will make it right because this is a really sour experience for the first time ordering from a breeder online :-/

I'm sorry that's your experience. I've had several snakes shipped in with no problems from online sellers. I'm also waiting on another to arrive but the seller refuses to ship unless the low temps for both of us are over 35*F, and I am perfectly fine with waiting for potentially six weeks or more if that's what it takes.

[Doggey75]

That is really weird. My cousin tried to order a corn snake from BHB a few months ago and they wouldn't let him till February or March to ship it. (He ended up canceling the order and went to a reptile expo)