emergency question! snake got bit! by another snake

[Egapal]

I am sorry that you misunderstood my post by I did not misunderstand yours. I get that your working at your setup and I get that you are in this for the long haul. Don't take my post or others the wrong way.

the male is not interested in the females, hes young, a little boy, i had him in his own tub, and the females are only still together for lack of containers at the moment.

You have no need to defend yourself. End of the day these are your animals. That being said, how big do you think a male needs to be in order to breed? If you don't know for sure then how can you justify saying he has no interest. Little boys breed big girls all the time.

Key words "AT THE MOMENT" im getting sick of people saying i dont know what im doing, just because at this moment i dont have the right things i need doesnt mean i dont know what im doing, its too late now, i have the snakes, theres no turning back so instead of telling me what ive been told over and over why dont you tell me somthing i dont know?

If your sick of hearing it then don't read it. If you really want to be told something you don't know, then keep reading and be active on the forum. I have learned a tremendous amount from this site.

today i gave her a medium rat because i could no longer see signs that she had eaten, and she had pooped, so i let her eat.

The above comments are exactly what I was warning against. Don't feed your snake when you think it looks hungry, or when you think it has finished digesting. You don't need to wait for her to poop. Offer your snake a meal on a schedule, every 7 days, 10 days, some people offer every other week. Feed on feeding day. If your snake refuses try again on the next feeding day. Weigh your snake every month or so. If your snake is looking skinny or fat you can adjust accordingly. This is the science part of husbandry.

my snakes arent miserable, they are fine, not perfect but you cant expect changes like everyone here seems to expect within days, it will take at least a month to see a change in the skinny female, but im working with her, and shes a sweetheart, i also house mice, hamsters and rats in the room, none have died... except the ones being fed to snakes ...but otherwise they are fine, breeding purposly, for my snakes, although one pair im breeding to see the if the babies take the fathers fur.... anyways

No one expects things to change over night with your animals. Read and learn and take the necessary steps to fix the issues you have. Even the most experienced keepers have issues. There is nothing to be defensive about. Its not about you its about your snakes. I am sure your rodents are great.

you arent here in my home, you cant tell me im not taking care of them, and you may say my hand is a bad tester, but i dont just touch the subtrate, i touch it long enough to see if it gets hot, and then i move the substrate to check the glass as well as the bottom, where it adheres to the glass.

I am not in your home. You have shown us that you have issues. Only you know how things are going. Your hand is a bad tester, its not a matter of opinion. If your hand gets hot then your temps are at dangerous levels. Your temps could be way off and be affecting your animals negatively without causing major burns. The hope is that you can have a thriving animal not just a burn free one. All it costs is a few dollars for a good thermometer. Search this sight for "burns" you will find a lot of people who love their animals who felt with their hands and ended up with a snake with burns. I am not saying its going to happen to you. I am saying it could. Get a thermometer and your chances go down.

now, again i care about my snakes, and the injured one is doing a lot better, the bleeding didnt continue and she doesnt look like shes going to have any scar tissue, but if you think paper towels are better i can easily change it.

I am glad your snake is doing better. If there is any kind of an open wound the best thing is to get your snake in its own tub with clean paper towels changed daily or more often if she tips her water bowl or soils them. The key is to keep the wound clean.

Good luck and I hope your snakes settle in well with you.