Help with rescued snake!!

[bcr229]

Since she just ate I would leave her to digest for a day or two and not stress her out by handling her or trying to soak her. You don't want to risk a regurge on top of all of her other problems.

Since you assist fed and she took it can I assume that she eats f/t? If so I would offer her damp feeders to help with hydration, and you could also dust them with a bit of NutriBAC to help jump start her gut flora.

[Herbie'sMom]

Thanks for your support everyone!

Yeah, brc, I had the same thoughts as you. Dealing with the shed is secondary to getting some meat on her bones. I think I will attempt to help her shed on Saturday and feed her again on Sunday or Monday. Does anyone think that Sunday would be too soon to feed her again? It would be 4 days later. Yes, she's eating f/t. But...the feeders that came with her are pinkies, which are CLEARLY too small for her.

It just infuriates me that PetSmart would sell those to my daughter's friend when she probably should have been on AT LEAST fuzzies from the day she was born. So not only did PS not ensure she was eating regularly, they were underfeeding her when they did! I did stop in there last night to get a heat pad, hydrometer and thermometer and I noticed the few BPs they had were housed individually, so THAT'S good (not sure if my daughter's friend got her at this particular store).

Thanks for the advice on the NutriBAC. I will look into it. She also came with a water additive that I made sure got into her water.

[bcr229]

I would offer a mouse hopper on Sunday evening.

[beeze]

Petsmart! That's where I got my first ball python and he was a few months old and at 79 grams when I got him. They were still feeding him pinks! I stopped that right away and started giving him fuzzies and he was taking them like a champ. They also let me buy him with a prolapse! And when I tried to take advantage of the two week window to get a free pet visit, they told me I would need to return him to them and they would give me my money back and then they would hold onto him as long as they saw fit and then let me buy him back! It was ridiculous! Luckily, I know girl who breeds snakes and she gave me tips on getting him to eat and how to heal his prolapse. I've had my guy about three months now and his prolapse is gone and he's gotten super fat. Poor thing, poor little girl. Thank you for taking her in and best of luck.

To help with the bad shed I would recommend soaking her in lukewarm water with a towel or something she can rub up against to get that shed off.

[Herbie'sMom]

Since she just ate I would leave her to digest for a day or two and not stress her out by handling her or trying to soak her. You don't want to risk a regurge on top of all of her other problems.

Since you assist fed and she took it can I assume that she eats f/t? If so I would offer her damp feeders to help with hydration, and you could also dust them with a bit of NutriBAC to help jump start her gut flora.

I just ordered some off of Amazon. Should be here within a week. Unfortunately, our local reptile shop/supply store doesn't carry it, but since she will probably only eat one more time before it gets here, it should be fine.

[Herbie'sMom]

Petsmart! That's where I got my first ball python and he was a few months old and at 79 grams when I got him. They were still feeding him pinks! I stopped that right away and started giving him fuzzies and he was taking them like a champ. They also let me buy him with a prolapse! And when I tried to take advantage of the two week window to get a free pet visit, they told me I would need to return him to them and they would give me my money back and then they would hold onto him as long as they saw fit and then let me buy him back! It was ridiculous! Luckily, I know girl who breeds snakes and she gave me tips on getting him to eat and how to heal his prolapse. I've had my guy about three months now and his prolapse is gone and he's gotten super fat. Poor thing, poor little girl. Thank you for taking her in and best of luck.

To help with the bad shed I would recommend soaking her in lukewarm water with a towel or something she can rub up against to get that shed off.

I'm starting to REALLY hate Petsmart!

Sorry you had such a bad experience. I hate that I had to go in there last night to get some supplies for this little girl, but she needed husbandry upgrades ASAP and Petsmart is much closer (and longer hours) than our local reptile shop. After this, they will not get one thin dime from me.

[ShayInator]

Thanks for your support everyone!

Yeah, brc, I had the same thoughts as you. Dealing with the shed is secondary to getting some meat on her bones. I think I will attempt to help her shed on Saturday and feed her again on Sunday or Monday. Does anyone think that Sunday would be too soon to feed her again? It would be 4 days later. Yes, she's eating f/t. But...the feeders that came with her are pinkies, which are CLEARLY too small for her.

It just infuriates me that PetSmart would sell those to my daughter's friend when she probably should have been on AT LEAST fuzzies from the day she was born. So not only did PS not ensure she was eating regularly, they were underfeeding her when they did! I did stop in there last night to get a heat pad, hydrometer and thermometer and I noticed the few BPs they had were housed individually, so THAT'S good (not sure if my daughter's friend got her at this particular store).

Thanks for the advice on the NutriBAC. I will look into it. She also came with a water additive that I made sure got into her water.

I went into a pet store the other day to purchase some more mice, and I seen a tank with 5 adult corn snakes, and a single hide, bit enough for half of a corn snake.... SMH

[anicatgirl]

I went into a pet store the other day to purchase some more mice, and I seen a tank with 5 adult corn snakes, and a single hide, bit enough for half of a corn snake.... SMH

I hope you gave them a firm talking to...

I'm on good terms with my Petsmart reptile keepers and I ask them questions about their husbandry all the time, and about store policy and talk to them about what they could do to improve things. Though TBH I have yet to see even close to such deplorable conditions in my Petsmart or Petco... Now Petland is another thing.....

[ShayInator]

I hope you gave them a firm talking to...

I'm on good terms with my Petsmart reptile keepers and I ask them questions about their husbandry all the time, and about store policy and talk to them about what they could do to improve things. Though TBH I have yet to see even close to such deplorable conditions in my Petsmart or Petco... Now Petland is another thing.....

I really wish I did talk with them, but they were super busy that day, I regret not doing it.. I did go into a Petsmart though and seen an EXTREMELY underweight ball python, I nearly cried, they too were busy that day, so when I got home, I called them, and talked to the manager about it.. The manager seemed pretty chill about it, so that is good, I never was able to check back on the snake though.. Some people..

[anicatgirl]

Dude, I am that person lol. I don't give a hoot how busy they are. The manager can take 5 min out of his day to talk to me. I'm a much bigger pain in the butt if you try to ignore me But also, I live and die by the thought that anytime we do nothing, anytime we walk on by, we allow for more and more of it. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." I run a feral cat colony. All of those babies would be dead if I wasn't the pain in the butt that I am.