Quote Originally Posted by ember
Well, I am in Portland, Oregon (if you were talking to me)...

He has been in his hidebox curled up tight (cannot even SEE the head) since the first night. When do I worry and start messing with him....? My gut says to just leave him the hell alone the poor thing and hope he gets comfortable within a week or so. Or do I need to be doing something other than maintaining his habitat for now?
Hey!!! I'm just south of you in Lebanon and can help with anything if you need it! I've even got rats.... Live and FT that I'd be willing to share.

My rescue was a BP, but I have five RTB of various ages and sizes. Let me know what I can do. On my off day from work, I could even come up to Portland.

In relation to the snake, I'd sacrifice his security needs (temporarily) and get him to a vet ASAP. If he's been exposed to meth, you don't know what kind of lung / body damage he's suffered, or the amount of decontamination he'll be needing. I'm sure the meth messes up their bodies (maybe not EXACTLY like) like ours!!!!

VERY!! strict quarantine. You don't want some airborne or other vector-spread nasty to get to your BP. And SMALL prey items for a little while. If he's been starved like you've indicated, a big meal may cause him to regurge, and that's adding more stress to an already physically and "emotionally" stressed animal.

Just let me know if you need some prey. I've got some live smalls, & mediums/larges and some FT large rats. I'm assuming you don't need the pups or pinks....

What an AWESOME thing you did!!! Did U report to the ASPCA about the remaining snakes and pet rats??? They deserve a good home, too.


RuLyn