I was going to post this on my collection thread, but I felt like she needed a post of her own.
Last year around this time we went to pick up two BP's from a sweet couple who could no longer care for them. They had each since they were hatchlings and were now both three years old. The only issue was their female had an accident with an unregulated UTH that caught on fire (when they first got the snakes) and was badly burned. The situation had been corrected and the female made it, but she did not eat like she should have afterwards. At 3 years old she was only a little over 300 grams.
Here are her scars.
(No unregulated UTH's People!!!)
This is her around January after being with us for about 5 months. She was a finicky eater when we first got her, but we successfully converted her from live mice to FT rats. She also began to eat regularly. She was around 500 grams here.
Fast forward several more months and this is what I'm seeing when I pull open the rack. A healthy, normal sized female for her age, currently weighing in at 1700 (give or take a few grams) girlie. She is our best eater. In fact, yesterday was the first day in 7 months that she has refused a meal.
We are so excited and happy that she has made such a fantastic improvement. Due to her scarring she is a pet only, (her cloaca is damaged and she's missing part of her tail) but she serves as a reptile ambassador. She's pretty fantastic at her job and everyone who has met her has loved her. So everyone say a hello to our lovely Gertie as we celebrate her first year with us. Hopefully she will be with us many more years to continue to bring joy and education to the community around us.
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