Ok, just got an update on the little pastel given to me yesterday:

The store owner (who has had classes in herp vet care tho he isn't fully certified) took a look at him and reported that he's moving around, using his tongue well, and they were able to soak off all the remnants of a bad dry shed. However, he also said it seems the poor little guy has some broken ribs about 3/4 down his body. They guess the snake might have been lost for a while, as he's also not much bigger than when they sold it to the man a month ago, and got injured then as the damage doesn't seem new.

So, they'll be trying a feeding tomorrow with a small mouse, but I wanted to know if anyone has had to deal with broken ribs in BPs before? If so, how did that affect the snake and did they fully recover? I'm not attached to the little guy yet, but I do really want to be able to bring him home safe and healthy...