Buggsie's (Ongoing) Road to Recovery - A Rescue Story

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He's come quite a long way, and yet he has a ways to go. It may not be that apparent in the video, but he is still severely underweight. Back in the day 1 photos, you can see he's sort of flopped over on his side. I think this is a combination of lack of muscle and lack of energy - he was just to weak to hold himself up. While his energy has been coming back with a vengeance, when he actually stops moving for a few seconds I've noticed he still has a tendency to end up on his side. Most notably is when I've just lifted his hide off when getting him from his tub. Does anyone have experience with a snake doing this? If yes, was it something that was corrected and how? I thought maybe having him slither through my hands for a time each day as a sort of 'exercise' might help him build muscle tone.

Could it be that's just how he likes to curl up in his hide? Every so often when I look over at Manasa's tank, it's the top of her back, and not her side that I see blocking the entrance to her hide. I'm still a (relative) newbie though, so just my 2 cents

Nonetheless, it's great to see Buggsie's turnaround