I'm really glad to hear that you brought the snake in to be seen as soon as possible....good going man!

Yeah, it's not a huge expense as you said, and really straight-forward and simple. a good 10-14 days after the second treatment, you could offer a very small meal for a few feedings, then gradually up the size increments of the prey once you are certain the snake's gut is back to processing normally again.

Well, if a snake isn't outwardly looking very thin, it can be very difficult to tell anything is wrong internally by just looking at a snake at a show, but that is why knowing very trusted, dependable sources is so important in this hobby. If you go up to just anyone's table sight-unseen, and don't know they are a very trustworthy source, it can be more of a coin toss sometimes. For more experienced keepers, you can get a good feel by looking at the overall body tone of all the snakes a person have on the table. But the bottom line is there can always be some element of risk when you take on a new snake. Also, if you have any other reptiles, I would HIGHLY recommend that you quarantine the snake far away from the others for at least 2 months or so until you see absolutely ALL is well. I would also make a very close inspection for mites too by looking under the scale edges, around the clear ocular eye lens (brille), and under the throat scales for very tiny black dots (mites). This can overtake an entire collection in no time, not to mention be extremely harmful to the snake they are on.

anyway, that's awesome that your Andean got some swift treatment. Just keep to the steps to the letter, and things should get right on track in a while........

BTW, very glad I could help out!


cheers, ~Doug
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