central nerve problem

[_Venom_]

not really.
I got him on monday. I took him his first mouse on monday. Than next wednsday unexpected this behaviour. Trough the night.


p.s. I can't find anything about that ''spinning'' on the web.

A spiderball python does little weird movements just because it is a spider ball python.
Maybe yours has brothers and sisters that are spider ball pythons and does the little movements too.

[dr del]

Hi,


And you are having no problems with the temps in his enclosure?

Yes it is the same as the wobble syndrome - if you search on here for "wobble" "spin" and "looping" you should find some threads.

I do have a video of one of the members snakes doing it but I have no clue how to put it on here in a watchable form. The spinning starts at around 45 seconds in.

Click me to download video. (you can also use right click - save target)

It is an flv file so you may need to find a player - I use this one.

If anyone knows how I could have it play in the site let me know.

It would depend on what was wrong with it as far as the breeder being responsable goes I think. Might be a good idea ot get a necropsy done if he doesn't make it.


dr del

[babygerl3094]

i could have sworn that this also had the video in it as well.... but there are some pics of the spider...

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...=spider+videos



good luck though.. i hope u dont have to put him down

[boafa]

I have had it for 11 days

Is there any posibility, that the breeder is responsible for this?

I would've already been on the phone with the breeder tradin' that model in on a new one. If he is any kind of a decent person he should trade you out with a healthy snake.........

[Teja]

boafa,
oviesly, the breeder thinks it's my fault and she didn't say for the switch.
beside, this little phyton get very close to my heart. he's not like a thing but he's my live animal, I have already ''feelings'' for it

if he has paramyxovirus or something there is no help. if there is ''only'' encephalitis it's posible to get well.

I feed him with force today, it was on one time so sad and so happy...
he really wanted to eat but his neck was not ''working''.
when we passed the neck, the pyton push the mice all alone.

please, pray for my little one, I don't sleep and not even eat normally for almost 3 weeks...

teja

[TanyaL]

That is sooo sad!

Just some wild guesses....Is it possible that maybe he injured himself from falling from the logs? I don't see any hides, did you just take them out to film the poor guy? Is this something that could be brought on by stress for not having any hides?

I hope that you figure out what is wrong with him and it's curable. If not, I hope you do the right thing.

[boafa]

beside, this little phyton get very close to my heart. he's not like a thing but he's my live animal, I have already ''feelings'' for it

I understand....but what options do ya have. Let's see, let the poor snake live it's natural born life in this condition and hope for a miracle , or euthanize snake now and put it out of it's misery, or take snake to vet and spend thousands tryin' to find out what's wrong, only to have the snake possibly die anyway, or talk to the person you got the snake from and have them replace it. i know you have become emotionally attached to it, and your in an unfortunate situation but think of the snake.....no since in emotionally and financially bankrupting yourself over a fifty dollar snake.

if it were me i would be gettin' in touch with the breeder or the person you got him from and try to get another snake, or my money back. If they didn't work with me, I'd euthanize it, and instead of buying a snake from some home breeder who won't stand behind their animals, I'd find a reputable breeder and buy another. Not to sound callus but you've only ad him a couple of weeks, not like it's been a family pet for years...........

Whatever you decide, I wish you well, hope you can keep your costs to a minimum and your snake recovers 100%.

[Teja]

the breeder started to ignore me

[broadude]

the breeder started to ignore me

Might help to take the matter to www.faunaclassifieds.com and put up a thread about your situation. Someone else can explain.

[Sonya610]

the breeder started to ignore me

You have clearly done everything you could for this animal I would be very unhappy with the breeder for ignoring you.

She had a good reputation? Maybe that should change. If she is not willing to help at all, I would also question whether she is telling the truth about the health of all her animals.