snake is really lethargic.

[English-bulldog]

Well, the temp is about 85f(via temp gun), the weight is 71grams, it went up 5 grams since I got the snake.

I have a heat lamp on the snake until my ranco arrives, then it will be put in a bin with heat tape.

The snake always looks out of it, but it flickers it tongue.

I put it head in its water bowl last night, it started drinking, the snake was so out of it that it left its head under water, I had to remove its head from the water bowl, then about 10min later it was looking for the water again, so I put its head back near the water, and it started drinking(with it mouth open).

Then about 10min later it crawled under its hide log.

This morning I picked it up, and it would not crawl like my other two,

I would wraps its tail around my hand and move its head, but would not crawl anywhere(unlike my other two).

I've looked to see if it may have RI, nothing is comming out of its nose/mouth, I made sure the tongue was forking, I checked for any sound coming out of it while breathing (no sounds at all.)

It just seems very very slugish unlike the other two.


Could it be too much light?

I'de like to avoid a herp vet, some of them want about $120, just to look at the snake.

[2kdime]

Bloods ARE very very sedentary ambush predators.

But only you can tell if your animal seems to have something wrong with it.

Whered you get the animal?

[English-bulldog]

Thanks for getting back to me so fast.

here is the website I got it from.

http://www.undergroundreptiles.com/

[2kdime]

Im just guessing, but Id say those are imported babies, I could be wrong though.

Your temps sound fine, if not a little warm.

The snake may be on its way down though if its completely unresponsive when putting its head under water.

Will it eat?

Where are you located?

[English-bulldog]

The snake is a albino female.

she ate the first time I tried to feed her, 4 days later she puked up her mouse.

I am trying to feed her live this time, but she will not eat. (she did take the F/T the first time. should I put the hopper rat down then rub the snakes head with the dead rat until it strikes it? Or will that stress it out?)

She did tag the live hopper rat 1 time, but she did not coil around it.

I am located in Thornton, Colorado.

The snake did end up pulling its head out of the water, it just looked really weird.

The mouth was wide open, and it was moving its jaw, and bubbles were comming out of its mouth. (while under water)

[2kdime]

Unfortunately it sounds like you need to visit a vet sometime, she could have some kind of parasitic infection.

The regurgitation wasnt a good sign, but does happen with snakes from time to time. Its usually health related, but could also be from too large of a meal or inadequate temps.

Id give it 2 weeks of hands off care and quiet time before I tried to feed it again. Id try a live rat pup left in overnight.

Get your temps down to 82 degrees or so and leave her be.

Id make the Governator people aware of the problem as soon as possible as well.

Any pictures of the animal?

[English-bulldog]

I will get you a pics in a couple mins.

I have called them, but now I am going to email them.

[English-bulldog]

Okay, I just sent them a email.

Now for the pic.

[English-bulldog]

First day out of the box. Very cold/slow.


2nd day, was very active.


setup now.








Thanks for everything 2kdime!

[2kdime]

Id get the snake into a much smaller enclosure, maybe even a shoebox if possible.

Also ditch the hides and all that jazz and just offer 4 or 5 pieces of newspaper that she can hide under.

Thats too much space for a baby.

The snake LOOKS ok to me. Nothing outwardly showing as it being sick in any way.

Here's a baby at my place all setup