Hey everyone! Before I get started on the issue I just want to say if anyone would rather PM or email me with answers or advice that would be perfectly fine. And I also want to say, before I start, that this is a rescue case that I have chosen to try to take on and try to rehabilitate...I am asking for advice and guidance and suggestions as to how to better help this little girl....please do not tell me she needs to be put down. I am very aware of her current condition and I want to give her a fair chance....if her condition starts to decline, or she does not make any obvious improvements, I will make the decision to humanly euthanize...but I just want to make it clear I want to try to save her, so I ask that you only post helpful advice.

I was over the on the east coast of FL at an import facility and happened to come across a BP who looks to be a morph however her condition was so poor they offered to let me take her for free and give her a chance since she obviously would have a better chance getting medical care than staying longer at the facility. I am unsure of how old she is....a close friend who owns a reptile store locally here thinks she is approx 4 months (as she is obviously a baby, yet it does take a considerable amount of time for a BP to decline in health to this condition (ie: this did not happen overnight). She is emaciated, and was extremely extremely dehydrated when I acquired her (which was Monday). Oh, also we did try to pop her once and she appeared to be female...however because she is so very skinny it may have been a 'false popping'...but I will refer to her as a female (because she is soooo pretty)

Since I got her home Monday night I have soaked her and she has been drinking....and since monday (on a positive note) she has become active and much more "aware". She does do a strange head thing....at first I thought it could be that IBD/star gazing, however when I turn her upside down she WAS able to right herself. I am starting to think perhaps she is just very weak and does not have great coordination. I attempted to force feed a rat pinky (smallest I had) which I was successful in getting it down her, although by morning she regurgitated it. I offered a small mouse hopper, but she had no interest (there is a question as to whether she is strong enough to constrict....) SO...next thought was to try to find a tiny mouse pinky and try to force feed that.

I also have her on Metronidazole (per my vet) (tiny dose of course, she is only 30 grams ) and she is getting that orally once a day for 5 days to hopefully take care of any parasites (being wild caught I'm sure she has them and I have read and have been told that may be a reason for her not wanting to eat).

SO......the reason I am posting this is to ask if any of you have ever had experience with WC babies in this condition (I have been told that this is the "end of season" and usually babies imported at this time of the year are often times in this type of condition). Unfortunately I have asked around and do not know of any reptile specialist vets in my area....there are a couple of vets that will see snakes, but they are not experts and they have not had experience with this type of situation.

I feel she is worth giving a fighting chance....after another week or 2 following the meds, if she starts to decline, or continues to not hold food down, I will go ahead and make the call to euthanize her. But I think giving her a week or 2 to recover is worth a try. If there is ANYTHING else anyone out there can advise me to do or to try with her PLEASE let me know. And YES she is being quarantined in a tub, high humidity, 92 on the hot side, 82 on the cool side, 2 small water bowls (well, more like "cups" one on the hot side, one on the cool side) and she gets oral metro once each morning.

Thanks in advance for any advice. I have been forewarned she may alreaedy be in kidney failure that may be irrepairable and I understand that. Hopefully time will tell...but until she starts to decline I still have hope she can make a turnaround. Thanks again for the guidance!