OHhhhhhh GOTTA SHARE!!!

[sweety314]

I wasn't expecting it to happen THIS fast but..........

I won a local radio contest and one of the prizes was a gift cert to the (only) local pet store.

Took Raziel's advice and made it a point to talk to one of the floor workers about being available to rescue larger snakes if they get one. He said he'd talk to the owner and I left my name and phone number. That was on the 2nd.

Got a call this am from the pet store. Seems a man wanted to surrender his BP. He's even in my home town!!! Went and got "Fred". Cage needed cleaning, but I got the entire tank setup. Cleaned everything with Chlorhexidine. Looks like Fred is TRYING to shed. He's got skin pieces, it's loose around his neck. Only bad? thing is his right eye is SILVER... huh????? Anyone got any ideas?? Retained spectacles maybe?? He's quarantined and then will be going to the vet after his quarantine is up.

Question tho'......He's got a lid w/the black night light, a incandescent light bulb and a florescent tube light. Can I take the florescent out or should I take the incandescent out instead. Just for viewing.......

Thanks!!! I look forward to ideas about his eye.


I just HAD to share since he was free, 1020g and I got the whole kit and kaboodle!!! YAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! Now to just get Pinky paid and shipped.

[adizziedoll]

OooOoo congrats! Yah, I would say retained eye... get the humidity up and the next shed shall be el perfecto I dont like the whole scotch tape thing, but you may get some recommendations for it.

it's always exciting to get a new member, especially one that's free!

Now, where are those pictures?????

[Shelby]

Nice score! Only.. why wait for quarantine to be over for the vet visit? Typically it is better to get new snakes to the vet for a checkup sooner rather than later!

[iceman25]

Congrats on the new snake! I have to agree with April(Shelby). Take the bp to the vet as soon as an appointment is available

[rabernet]

Congratulations! I know you must be so excited! I also agree - vet visit doesn't have to wait for quarantine to be up!

[4theSNAKElady]

I would probably give that guy a nice warm water soak straight waway, to get that shed off and possibly that retained eyecap, so you can start off on a good foot when the vet sees him. Is he thin? or does he have good weight on him?And congrats!!! "FREE" is my favorite four letter "F" word.....I personally have eight ball pythons, and out of those eight, three of them were free, and one I only paid $10 for!!! yayyyy!!!!!! Oh, and warm snakey welcome squeezes to the forum!!!! you've come to the right place.....

[ErikH]

Congrats on the rescue!!! As far as the lights go, if they aren't for heating the cage, I would get rid of the incandescent bulb, and keep the fluorescent one.

[JLC]

Congrats!! Sounds like an exciting deal!

I was gonna suggest taking him to the vet right away, rather than waiting for the quarantine to be over...but that's already been said...a bunch! LOL And I was gonna say keep the flourescent bulb, too....but that has been said also.

Not much left for me to say but Congrats!

[jglass38]

Congrats!! Nice catch!

[sweety314]

Thx everybody!!!

Fred's weight is good. S/he's pretty bulked up so even tho the guy was feeding two mice at a pop, the snake's in pretty good condition. (He's big enough for a small-med rat. Next feeding I'll be trying the FT rats. If not FT, I have some rat babies that would be the right size.) The main reason I was holding off on the vet visit was for the one week no-touchy thing. Sorry...I didn't word my earlier message well enough. Quarantine will probably be the month to six weeks, but after the ONE WEEK of no handling, Fred will be at Dr. Fletcher's office. Which works out, because that's the earliest I can book w/Dr. F. He's the only reptile/exotics vet around here.

What little I know and have learned (thanks to this WUNNERFUL! site) I figured it's many spectacles over the eye. I'm not fond of the tape idea but I've got the temps on, & I'm boosting up the humidity. (Dork didn't have any thermometers or hygrometer in the tank but said he didn't have any problems. HUH?! < How'd he know? *grumble grumble grumble* > but I know what the temps and humidity are NOW.

Even added another hide for the COOL side and as I change the bedding, I'll be going from the desert gravel stuff to the aspen, so that should help. Only thing is, it's MUCH easier to see the poo and urates on this stuff, as compared to the others' homes. PPTHTHTHTHTHT

It's still exciting. I just wasn't expecting it to happen so soon. But hey! I'm NOT complaining. Free IS a cool four letter word.