I posted a few days ago about two snakes that needed rescuing and my friend purchased them. They are now here with me. The ball python seems to have scale rot and possibly a burn or two. She also has stuck eyecaps and is possibly blind in one eye. I saw no evidence of mites, though I will be keeping a close eye on both of the snakes. The ball python weighs around 1000g and is estimated to be around 5 years old.

Is there anything I should be watching out for. Because of the possibility of scale rot and mouth rot (I could not get the snake to let me see inside her mouth) we will be taking her to the vet. She seemed rather dehydrated (droopy skin) but she didn't drink readily when offered.

She was housed with a corn snake for 5 years and their only heat source was a heat rock (which I threw away! Those things should be illegal!) She now has fresh bedding (it appeared the cage had not been cleaned in months), a good heat source, and fresh water (water bowl was full of algae).