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Re: trying to save a snake
good luck man, hows its weight, whats his/her age?
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Re: trying to save a snake
it looks a little saggy, dont have a scale so not sure the weight and she( well the lady said its a she so not really sure but it has a short tail so i assume it is) is about a year and a half they say.
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Re: trying to save a snake
Where are you going to house this new snake?
Thomas "Slim" Whitman
Never Met A Ball Python I Didn't Like
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Re: trying to save a snake
If she looks saggy rather than skinny, she could be dehydrated. Give her a good soak to get all of the shed off and hydrate her up a bit.
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Re: trying to save a snake
Make sure she's in full quarantine from your male snake. Make sure nothing you use with her (water dish, feeding tongs, whatever) gets shared with your other snake.
Soak her to get that old nasty skin off (there's a thread here to help you do that correctly). I'd put her on layers of white papertowels for now to watch for mites. Make sure she's warm, has hides and a clean water dish, leave her quiet with no handling other than necessary, after about a week or so offer her a small meal and see how that goes.
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Re: trying to save a snake
i am housing her in a glass tank in a different room from my other. i am not sharing my other snakes stuff with her. I got all new stuff, and yes she looked very dehydrated and starved so the first thing i did was give her a bath and then about 4 hours later i put a small mouse in there for her because she looked very very week like she hasnt ate in a month. And with the girl i got it from it's a possibility it has been that long. but yea I'm not going to hold her for a bit till she starts to feel comfortable. Thank you guys, I'll be sure to put up pictures tomarrow around 1ish and every once in a while let you guys know how she is doing because she still seems pretty messed up. I am going to take her to the vet soon if she doesnt get better. Thanks again you guys. oh and girls
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Re: trying to save a snake
Did she take the mouse? How big is she? Girth wise..
MH
Who the hell is Pat?
"Pattimuss doesn't run, he prances most delicately, like a beautiful but sad fairy, winged and capped, curly toed shoes on each foot, dancing on dewdrops while lazy crickets play soft music for him to keep time by...." - Wes
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Re: trying to save a snake
Sounds like she is kinda bad off, do you have a regular herp vet that you bring your other snake to? If so a visit would be in order I'm sure..
With the feeding since it was kinda left open w/ your last post.. If your snake is as weak as you portray please ensure the prey animal isn't causing havic on an already injured/weak snake (not starting any kind of F/T VS Live debate here).
Just ensure your new addition is isolated and cared for, I'm sure your doing just that.
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Rusty
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Re: trying to save a snake
Originally Posted by rocky88
i am housing her in a glass tank in a different room from my other. i am not sharing my other snakes stuff with her. I got all new stuff, and yes she looked very dehydrated and starved so the first thing i did was give her a bath and then about 4 hours later i put a small mouse in there for her because she looked very very week like she hasnt ate in a month. And with the girl i got it from it's a possibility it has been that long. but yea I'm not going to hold her for a bit till she starts to feel comfortable. Thank you guys, I'll be sure to put up pictures tomarrow around 1ish and every once in a while let you guys know how she is doing because she still seems pretty messed up. I am going to take her to the vet soon if she doesnt get better. Thanks again you guys. oh and girls
If this snake is as stressed as you are portraying it to be then do not be trying to feed it yet.
Give it a week, like any other new snake and then attempt a feed.
It is not starving, and will not perish from lack of food before the week is out.
And agreed, you need to get it into see a vet. If you are going to start rescuing snakes, then that is the first thing you arrange for upon taking any new addition on.
Bruce
Praying for Stinger Bees
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