Poor snake!Thank you for doing all you can for this unfortunate one. I agree about waiting for any vet visit...something tells me it's more of a
husbandry issue & few vets are very helpful with that...their thing is the medical aspect, & the visit adds stress that can make her health & appetite worse.
Just get her set up correctly, be patient & wait to see how it goes...she may surprise you...I hope so!
I agree with artgecko's post, except for injecting the high calorie veterinary supplement into feeders for a snake. I believe the reference is
to Nutri-Cal (or similar products) & it's designed for dogs/cats primarily, and contains a large amount of sugar/hfc & other stuff that is in no
way appropriate for a snake, to the best of my knowledge. A vet once urged me to try it...it was tried & not helpful, but I did learn to tube-
feed the snake with Gerber's chicken baby food, which aligns closer to a snake's natural diet & works great, but ONLY IF you really need to
help the snake eat. Please try ALL ways* to get the snake to accept natural prey first. (*other than force-aka assist feeding- please don't
shove prey into the snake either)
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