dropped his hide rock on him!

[Patrick Long]

Really shocking to see the number of people that will just run to their vet, for the slightest thing.

Not sayint dropping a rock isnt serious. But jeez-louisse people.

[Lolo76]

Really shocking to see the number of people that will just run to their vet, for the slightest thing.

Not sayint dropping a rock isnt serious. But jeez-louisse people.

I agree with you to some degree... but if anything is "not right" for more than a day or two, off to the vet I go, no matter how broke I am. As it was already said, owning a pet is accepting the responsibility of caring for their health - even if it means sacrificing something else, making payments, etc.

I was NOT happy when I spent $480 at the vet for my dog, for something that turned out to be a stomach flu. Had to split the charges on three credit cards (including my mother's "emergency card" she lent me), which took a while to pay off... but that's part of being a responsible pet owner.

[Lolo76]

P.S. To make the OP feel a little better, I've dropped a hide or two on a snake before... only from maybe 1/2-inch above, so they just looked at me like "thanks a lot!" and moved on. But if you notice anything weird, especially after the next 24-hours, a vet visit couldn't hurt.

[zackw419]

Really shocking to see the number of people that will just run to their vet, for the slightest thing.

Not sayint dropping a rock isnt serious. But jeez-louisse people.

I'm definitely not the type of person to run to a vet for a snake immediately. I have a budget and really would not prefer going to the vet for snakes..none of my snakes have ever even been taken to the vet for a checkup or anything because for some reason I don't feel as obligated do go as I do with, say, my dog.

BUT

I would take a look at his thread where he posted his 40 gal tanks set up. That hide rock is not light, I'm pretty sure It's one of those overpriced exoterras you get at petstores. Those hides are very heavy,they could easily more heavy than his snake, although I don't know the snakes weight. I guess it depends on how high the drop was but one of those hides could easily kill a snake if dropped in the right area.

Anyway I dont think dropping one of those rocks on a ball python would be considered a 'slight thing'.

[WingedWolfPsion]

I imagine the best person to ask about how a vet would treat broken bones...is a VET. I'm not one, and I've never had a snake with broken bones.

In general, I would think broken ribs would be evaluated, in case surgery is required to prevent nasty things like punctured organs.
The vet would also look for any internal damage that might have been caused along WITH the broken bones.