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Re: Rescued burm need some advice
Congratulations on your new burm and thank you for taking in one that needs extra care. I’ll second the advice to feed every 5-7 days to put some weight on her as well as getting her on rat pups or weanling rats at the earliest opportunity. The albino burm I had was started on mice and was difficult to get switched...multiple mice per feeding is a pain. Your girl is probably pretty hungry and may not be as picky right now.
I’ve had two other snakes that were rescues (ball python and Colombian rainbow boa) that I received in poor condition- dehydrated, severely under-weight, etc. Both of mine were seen by my vet who prescribed a supplement to dust onto their rats due to their poor condition. Not sure what that product was any more since that was over 20 years ago, and may have been unnecessary, but my bp in particular was in very poor shape and we both wanted to give him every opportunity to recover and thrive. I’d say it worked because I’ve had him for 26 years.
Other Snakes:
Hudson 1988 1.0 Colombian rainbow; Yang 2002 1.0 Corn snake; Merlin 2000 1.0 Solomon Island ground boa; Kett 2015 1.0 Diamond Jungle Jaguar carpet python; Dakota 2014 0.0.1 Children’s python
Ball pythons:
Eli 1990 1.0 Normal; Buttercup 2015 1.0 Albino; Artemis 2015 0.1 Dragonfly; Orion 2015 1.0 Banana Pinstripe; Button 2018 1.0 Blue Eyed Lucy; Piper 2018 0.1 Piebald; Belle 2018 0.1 Lemonblast; Sabrina 2017 0.1 Mojave; Selene 2017 0.1 Banana Mojave; Loki 2018 1.0 Pastel Mystic Potion; Cuervo 2018 1.0 Banana Piebald; Claude 2017 1.0 Albino Pastel Spider; Penelope 2016 0.1 Lesser
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Re: Rescued burm need some advice
Originally Posted by Dianne
I’ve had two other snakes that were rescues (ball python and Colombian rainbow boa) that I received in poor condition- dehydrated, severely under-weight, etc. Both of mine were seen by my vet who prescribed a supplement to dust onto their rats due to their poor condition. Not sure what that product was any more since that was over 20 years ago, and may have been unnecessary, but my bp in particular was in very poor shape and we both wanted to give him every opportunity to recover and thrive. I’d say it worked because I’ve had him for 26 years.
There is a reptile probiotic powder called NutriBAC that helps debilitated critters, or those coming off of a course of antibiotics, to re-establish good gut flora. Perhaps that was it.
Dusting a pinch of the powder onto the burm's damp f/t feeder certainly wouldn't hurt.
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Re: Rescued burm need some advice
Originally Posted by bcr229
There is a reptile probiotic powder called NutriBAC that helps debilitated critters, or those coming off of a course of antibiotics, to re-establish good gut flora. Perhaps that was it.
Dusting a pinch of the powder onto the burm's damp f/t feeder certainly wouldn't hurt.
I don’t think this was a probiotic, or at least not that alone. It was more of a nutritional supplement (extra protiens, vitamins, etc.) due to the poor body and muscle condition of my bp. The goal was to pack as much nutrition into each feeding as possible.
The girl who had him was intentionally under-feeding him so he wouldn’t “get 6 feet or more”...her words. He was 2 when I got him but didn’t have the body mass or length appropriate for his age or species. It still makes me angry to think about such stupidity.
Other Snakes:
Hudson 1988 1.0 Colombian rainbow; Yang 2002 1.0 Corn snake; Merlin 2000 1.0 Solomon Island ground boa; Kett 2015 1.0 Diamond Jungle Jaguar carpet python; Dakota 2014 0.0.1 Children’s python
Ball pythons:
Eli 1990 1.0 Normal; Buttercup 2015 1.0 Albino; Artemis 2015 0.1 Dragonfly; Orion 2015 1.0 Banana Pinstripe; Button 2018 1.0 Blue Eyed Lucy; Piper 2018 0.1 Piebald; Belle 2018 0.1 Lemonblast; Sabrina 2017 0.1 Mojave; Selene 2017 0.1 Banana Mojave; Loki 2018 1.0 Pastel Mystic Potion; Cuervo 2018 1.0 Banana Piebald; Claude 2017 1.0 Albino Pastel Spider; Penelope 2016 0.1 Lesser
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Re: Rescued burm need some advice
Thanks for all the advice everyone. I mostly work with ball pythons so I just wanted to make sure I get info from people with more experience.
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Re: Rescued burm need some advice
Originally Posted by Dianne
I don’t think this was a probiotic, or at least not that alone. It was more of a nutritional supplement (extra protiens, vitamins, etc.) due to the poor body and muscle condition of my bp. The goal was to pack as much nutrition into each feeding as possible.
The girl who had him was intentionally under-feeding him so he wouldn’t “get 6 feet or more”...her words. He was 2 when I got him but didn’t have the body mass or length appropriate for his age or species. It still makes me angry to think about such stupidity.
People who buy big snakes and under feed them so they stay small are morons. If they want a small snake they should get a small species of snake.
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Last edited by Toasted Hippo; 12-10-2018 at 11:41 AM.
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Re: Rescued burm need some advice
Originally Posted by Toasted Hippo
People who buy big snakes and under feed them so they stay small are morons. If they want a small snake they should get a small species of snake.
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Unfortunately, this was a small snake she underfed...ball python.
I’ve had two burms. The first was a foster because social services made a good friend get rid of her 13’ burm when she got custody of her 6 month old granddaughter. They didn’t mind the boas and colubrids, but wouldn’t allow costody transfer until the snake big enough to eat the baby was gone. My second was an albino burm that I had from a hatchling for 16 years.
Other Snakes:
Hudson 1988 1.0 Colombian rainbow; Yang 2002 1.0 Corn snake; Merlin 2000 1.0 Solomon Island ground boa; Kett 2015 1.0 Diamond Jungle Jaguar carpet python; Dakota 2014 0.0.1 Children’s python
Ball pythons:
Eli 1990 1.0 Normal; Buttercup 2015 1.0 Albino; Artemis 2015 0.1 Dragonfly; Orion 2015 1.0 Banana Pinstripe; Button 2018 1.0 Blue Eyed Lucy; Piper 2018 0.1 Piebald; Belle 2018 0.1 Lemonblast; Sabrina 2017 0.1 Mojave; Selene 2017 0.1 Banana Mojave; Loki 2018 1.0 Pastel Mystic Potion; Cuervo 2018 1.0 Banana Piebald; Claude 2017 1.0 Albino Pastel Spider; Penelope 2016 0.1 Lesser
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Re: Rescued burm need some advice
Thanks for rescuing her. She deserves love.
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Well done she's a pretty girl too.
1.0 75% SD retic .... 6ft Hector cb17 1.1kg
0.1 coastal X ij carpet... Hielo cb15 8kg
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Rescued burm need some advice
Last edited by CALM Pythons; 12-11-2018 at 12:31 PM.
Name: Christian
0.1 Albino Ball (Sophie)
0.1 Russo White Diamond (Grace)
1.0 Hypo Burmese (Giacomo/AKA Jock)
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Re: Rescued burm need some advice
Having dealt with injured/sick/rescued snakes a few times over the decades, my experience feeding wise is pretty much what has been described...7 to 10 days. Mice vs rats? That would be the least of my concerns. Find what it will eat right now and worry about any transitioning later. In addition my go to for rehydration of a snake is Pedialyte. Inject the rodent with fluid by using an insulin syringe. Not to the point of where it is next to exploding but you will be surprised how much fluid you can inject. To this day I still inject a small vitamin supplement into my rodents prior to feeding on an infrequent basis. I know, I know the internet jury has already decided vitamins are not needed for snakes but right now I think your little guy could use all the help you can give him. My snakes have always appreciated my deafness to the internet jury especially Loki, my Granite Burmese Python.
Ball Pythons are for reptile lovers. Giant Pythons are for snake lovers.
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