Quote Originally Posted by Maybeka View Post
My son is not a young child. My son is 23 and has a full time job and is going to college, but he is still living at home. He is definitely no stranger to the loss of an animal, but he is such a big ol' softie that it just kills him.

Whoa whoa whoa, I meant no disrespect. There was no way to know the age of your son. I am 45 years old and just had to make a huge decision to save a snake after accepting to let her go so age means jack about learning life lessons about letting go. I spent a week distraught because I was ready to end my snake's life so I think I know a little about making hard choices.

Listen to your vet, we might have ideas but nobody here is a vet and we are not qualified to give medical advice about reptiles. Vets have experience we can't have. Once you find one you trust like you described, they are your best source of care.


This snake was abused by being housed and sold by petsmart. It has a genetic defect that no respectable breeder would sell so it was dumped off and now you are stuck with it. Your vets advice is sound and you should not feel guilty for not taking care of something that is not thriving.