Doc said it was for wiping them off. Also said the mites are gone now so I didn't make a big deal out of it. I'm pissed because I caught a mite on the male today. Just one. But where there's one, there must be more.
Manasha is ready to come back home but doc wants her back every few days for tube feeding. I think if she will eat at least once on her own we can do without the forced feedings. I can't imagine continuing to force feed a snake is all that good. (not unless it's a life and death thing)
I'll be bringing her home on wednesday.
Today I passed by the herp store where I got both snakes. And talked to the guy who sold them to me. He said they were 3 months old when I got them. But no hatch date which just means he could be wrong. I'll stick with a November hatch month. He couldn't tell me much more. He was having a hard time remembering what I bought in the first place.
I told him what's happening with manasha and you'd thing someone shot his dog. But he went on to tell me that they have a pinstripe with the same issues. Eats twice per week and hasn't grown in 7 months. His reasoning for this was that some snakes just take their sweet time growing and it will "kick in" in good time. But that explanation doesn't sound all that kosher to me.
My tubs are nearly done. I need one more heat mat and the thermostat that gets here on wed to call it done. Hopefully by this time wednesday, my snakes will be comfortable and in a good place.
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