OMFG!!! somebody help me please

[armbarvictim]

I feel like an idiot but actually it was the lady at the pet store that said that it wasn't normal soo....

[cinderbird]

I feel like an idiot but actually it was the lady at the pet store that said that it wasn't normal soo....

Repeat after me...

"I will NOT take the advice of the pet store people, I will go to a knowledgeable herp keeper."

[Kaorte]

I feel like an idiot but actually it was the lady at the pet store that said that it wasn't normal soo....

Soo... we learn not to trust pet store employees who don't know anything

It is amazing what some pet store employees believe to be true.

[DrLew]

WHen expanded that slit is about one cell layer thick - you should see the rodent through it......

[armbarvictim]

Repeat after me...

"I will NOT take the advice of the pet store people, I will go to a knowledgeable herp keeper."

I will NOT take the advice of the pet store people, I will go to a knowledgeable herp keeper

[spitfireashlea]

Meh, thats a bit harsh no? I work at Petsmart and I would NEVER give out false information, nor would anyone that works at my store. Yes some stores have pimply faced teenagers just trying to afford a pack of cigarettes, but you shouldn't write off ALL pet store employee's

[cinderbird]

Meh, thats a bit harsh no? I work at Petsmart and I would NEVER give out false information, nor would anyone that works at my store. Yes some stores have pimply faced teenagers just trying to afford a pack of cigarettes, but you shouldn't write off ALL pet store employee's

Honestly, i'll write off whatever I want too. I'd rather do the research myself than let anyone else tell me how to keep my animals, especially those employees in big box pet stores that are much better known for their lack of compassion for these animals. They won't even change their care sheets or let their BPs eat the right size prey.

There are good pet store employees, but for the other 96% of the time, maybe we should take what they say with a grain of salt, or even the entire shaker.

:/ (<- supposed to be "meh" face, but i dont think we have one! )

[filly77]

ahh dont worry about it too much. I remember years ago the first time my BP was going into shed, I didnt know their bellies could turn bright pink! I started crying & looked up emergency vets none of which would see me so late. I was thinking what a horrible person I was because my snake got burned from her UTH. (even though it was hooked to a t-stat) I kept feeling the heat mat and was baffled because it wasnt HOT..

I did a little more searching online while waiting for the vets offices to open and found a pic of a PB's belly going into shed. Looked JUST like my snakes belly and boyyyyyyy what a relief it was to find out it was normal!!

so yeah.. thats my embarrassing shoulda known better story

[Montie Python]

I got scared once...I couldn't find my Ball Python's legs...Thought he lost them in battle, or probably when I wasn't looking, the mice gnawed it off. I started to panic even more when I noticed that my Ball Python hasn't blinked for over a minute. Then I remembered...He's not a lizard...silly me...