New and seeking advice

[SarahMB]

Thanks, guys! That is exactly what I was wanting to know. The vet did spend a lot of time checking out the snake's skin, so I'm glad to know that I found a good vet.

[4theSNAKElady]

awww...that poor lil guy!.....here's to a speedy recovery and weight gain, and evntually eating on his own...best of luck to you and your lil guy.

[SarahMB]

Thanks for the well wishes
I definitely plan on taking good care of this little critter. I've always thought snakes are cute, but was never really interested in having one. Then the minute we got this one home, I just fell in love. I can't believe we've never had one before, now. Seems crazy not to!

[aaajohnson]

I hope he comes around, good luck.

Neil

[Emilio]

Good luck hang in there , I'd listen to Adam the vet know's what he's doing.I also had a small girl that was real skinny then she started eating and went from 34grams to 75 in one month.Her skin was also a little loose , I got her on mouse fuzzy's and now she's on rat pink's.

[SarahMB]

That gives me a lot of hope!
I did tube feed him today, and that actually went really well. Giving the antibiotic shot was traumatic for us both, though.

[muddoc]

Congrats on the forward progress. Keep up the good work, and I'm sure your liitle buddy will turn around.

[SarahMB]

I hope you're right, Tim!
I feel like I caught some kind of fever or something. Can't get enough of reading the forums and looking at snakes now.

[tigerlily]

Glad to hear you were able to get through your feeding and shot! Good job. Keep us updated.

You're hooked. Didn't you read the warning label that comes on all bps? They are addictive!!

[Ginevive]

Congrats on the successful tube feeding; glad to see that went well
I have a few suggestions on your setup, though you may just want to wait until treatment has stopped to change things too drastically. I would go with a substrate such as newspaper or blank paper towels, just so that you can be sure your snake doesn't have mites or ticks. I had one snake who seemed mite-free, then in a few months.. mites. These substrates will give the potential buggers no place to hide, so you acn't miss them. Also, sand can possibly get caught in the snake's heat pits in the face which is not a good thing; and I would dare to say it may contribute to his dehydration, as it is a drying agent.
I am glad you're here to get knowledge Wecome to the forum, by the way; this is the most helpful place (in my humble opinion) on the Net.