Worst BP problem ever?!

[ballpythonluvr]

The worst thing I have ever dealt with is an escapee and my male normal going off feed. It is not fun when a snake escapes or goes off feed. I have since learned two valuable lessons, make the sure the enclosure is secure and just have patience when they go off feed.

[Homegrownscales]

I've dealt with escapees, mouth rot, Ris, burns, rat bites, abcesses, Scale rot, a male whom went off feed for a year, a new male who is getting force fed weekly because he's a baby and went on a 2 month feeding fast. Grrrrr. Hmmm I'm sure I've dealt with so much more. I just can't remember. I rescue them from people whom never cared, fix em up and rehome them to homes that will love them the rest of their lives. But taking in rescues has actually given me a wonderful plethora of knowledge in case my own collection should ever have any issues. I have most meds on hand now bc my vet figured out that I was going to take his job one day. Since there's only 1 in the state I'm thankful I have learned enough to get his opinion If needed but mostly treat at home. The biggest issue I've dealt with in my personal collection is 2 Ris, and non feeders.

Keep in mind that alot of these issues come from poor husbandry or bad equipment. Always get the best equipment, always qt, and always make sure you can handle husbandry. Healthy/happy snakes= snakes that have a good immune system.

Check out what's new on my website... www.Homegrownscales.com

[Ladybugzcrunch]

2nd worst thing was i bought a snake off kingsnake and it came in with a respitory infection. it was the most i ever spent on a snake(at the time) and after vet bills medication and the snake itself i was out 700 bucks and it still died.
seller refused to do anything about it so i got screwed.
adam jeffery

I feel your pain. This exact thing happened to me as well!!! Only, mine came off fauna in a trade. She also infected another snake in my qt. She died and he lived but still has Resp. problems. And I had a very very large stack of vet bills.

[blueberrypancakes]

I've dealt with escapees, mouth rot, Ris, burns, rat bites, abcesses, Scale rot, a male whom went off feed for a year, a new male who is getting force fed weekly because he's a baby and went on a 2 month feeding fast. Grrrrr. Hmmm I'm sure I've dealt with so much more. I just can't remember. I rescue them from people whom never cared, fix em up and rehome them to homes that will love them the rest of their lives. But taking in rescues has actually given me a wonderful plethora of knowledge in case my own collection should ever have any issues. I have most meds on hand now bc my vet figured out that I was going to take his job one day. Since there's only 1 in the state I'm thankful I have learned enough to get his opinion If needed but mostly treat at home. The biggest issue I've dealt with in my personal collection is 2 Ris, and non feeders.

Keep in mind that alot of these issues come from poor husbandry or bad equipment. Always get the best equipment, always qt, and always make sure you can handle husbandry. Healthy/happy snakes= snakes that have a good immune system.

Check out what's new on my website... www.Homegrownscales.com

The thing about dealing with the worst of the worst issues is that then you can handle anything 'cause you've "done it before". Looks like you've had a lot of experience with keeping your babies healthy!