Maze is now 7 months old, and was officially upgraded to rat pups today! Most enthusiastic feeding response I've seen from her thus far, she nailed it nose-first in less than five seconds and it was gone in only a few minutes. I'm continuously impressed by her food drive.
We did go to the vet last week, because she makes popping noises in her nose (and only in her nose) every once in a while. There are no other symptoms that anything is wrong, and I've checked inside her mouth after each incident with only a beautifully pink mouth and no mucus to be seen. Vet checked her over, and from what he can tell, she is a very healthy young snake. He listened to her lungs for a long while, and it was the most gentle thing I've seen, even as she kept trying to inchworm forward in his hands lmao. "No bad lung noises," he said. Left with instructions to keep an eye on her for anything else that would point towards an RI. In any case, the peace of mind was worth it, and this vet was a hell of a lot nicer than the last one. Definitely going back to him for her yearly check-up... or if things take a turn for the worse.
In any case, here are some photos my roommate took while at the vet (her phone's camera isn't the best, but the composition and colors are pretty nice in my book):
(me trying to listen to the noise while we waited fro the vet):
She thought she was doing a pretty good job with camouflage, haha.
A few more photos from earlier this week, after the vest visit:
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