Fuzzy Stuck?

[BPelizabeth]

sadly I kind of agree with itskry.....This is probably one of the worst threads that I have ever read and it really affected myself, my husand and my son. It is so sad and it has been hard not to think about this poor snake everyday.

[itskrystle]

It is so sad and it has been hard not to think about this poor snake everyday.

I agree. I have been searching for this thread every day since it was first posted, sometimes multiple times per day just to see if there was an update. I really hope that there is an update posted soon and that it's full of great news.

[seeya205]

I don't think the snake could go this long without vet help and survive! My fingers are crossed!

[RockyTop]

Sad

I would assume this does not bode well for the snake...

[RockyTop]

Sorry to keep this thread active, but it does bother me.

I am going to assume the snake didn't make it?

I need some kind of closure here lol

[itskrystle]

I need some kind of closure here lol

LOL I do too! I'm still checking this thread daily. It's so sad. I'm still praying that the snake has recovered and the owner learned a little bit about taking the proper care of his snake and is putting that knowledge into action.

[kc261]

It is human nature to brag about our accomplishments, and try to hide our failures. Which one do you think it is if the owner of this poor snake is no longer posting updates?

[Ladyduke]

Sorry to re-open such a horrific thread but I did want to say, based on the pictures that a tape worm could be to blame for the size. I rescued a BP about a month ago that was suffering from belly burns, tape worm, and pin worms. The vet estimated his age to be 18 months to 2 years, however because of the tape worm he was about the same size around as a 6 month old snake, and he was eating 2 adult mice every 4-5 days. Sorry I don't remember what he was treated with, but it was a 1 time injection, and then a oral med for the pin worms. Since being treated for the tape worm, he has put on 100g and has moved up to rat pups, and is entering his second shed this month.

I know wild caught snakes from petstores can have a variety of different parasites, and that might explain the small size.

I have no idea what would cause the mouse to get stuck like that, but I find the whole situation disgusting and heartbreaking. That animal should have been to the vet already, If it were my snake I would have been packing him off to the vet within an hour, not posting 2 days later because the problem still hadn't fixed itself!
Truly heartbreaking!!

[Kaorte]

Sorry to re-open such a horrific thread but I did want to say, based on the pictures that a tape worm could be to blame for the size. I rescued a BP about a month ago that was suffering from belly burns, tape worm, and pin worms. The vet estimated his age to be 18 months to 2 years, however because of the tape worm he was about the same size around as a 6 month old snake, and he was eating 2 adult mice every 4-5 days. Sorry I don't remember what he was treated with, but it was a 1 time injection, and then a oral med for the pin worms. Since being treated for the tape worm, he has put on 100g and has moved up to rat pups, and is entering his second shed this month.

I know wild caught snakes from petstores can have a variety of different parasites, and that might explain the small size.

I have no idea what would cause the mouse to get stuck like that, but I find the whole situation disgusting and heartbreaking. That animal should have been to the vet already, If it were my snake I would have been packing him off to the vet within an hour, not posting 2 days later because the problem still hadn't fixed itself!
Truly heartbreaking!!

The only reason I don't think it was a tapeworm is because this person was feeding the snake PINKIE MICE for months. This was its first or second FUZZY MOUSE. Ball python hatchlings are started on hopper mice and quickly move to adult mice. This person was underfeeding their animal.

[Ladyduke]

The only reason I don't think it was a tapeworm is because this person was feeding the snake PINKIE MICE for months. This was its first or second FUZZY MOUSE. Ball python hatchlings are started on hopper mice and quickly move to adult mice. This person was underfeeding their animal.

I agree completely, my own thought is somewhere something had to have been wrong in the beginning for the snake to have ever been on pinkies. Of course maybe I am just not taking into account lack of education and utter stupidity!

Just my thoughts, but I wonder if malnurishment got to the point that the snake just did not have enough energy stores to finish swallowing. All animals tend to compensate and then crash, and when they crash they crash hard.
When we first rescued our little guy, feeding was definitely more difficult for him, and he was unable to hold himself upright while swallowing, he would bob and sway and even fall over, and feeding took about 20 minutes for a medium size mouse. Now he can and will eagerly swallow a rat pup in about 5 minutes and he holds himself straight up while he does it. According to our vet he wouldn't have made it much longer in the condition he was in, and it seems logical to me that feeding in itself may have been enough to push that poor little guy over the edge.


Sorry to keep posting, my mind just can't wrap around such an irresponsible situation. It makes me very angry when people don't bother to take 5 minutes to read a care sheet!