She drank a little bit. I keep forgetting that snakes are much slower than other animals. I have a dog (about 11 years old...she's slowed down a bit too) and some chickens. With chickens, most things have to be rushed, especially when they get sick. I knew enough to let the snake gradually warm up. I tried to not handle her much (very, very tempting though)so that I wouldn't be complicating the situation.

It's not a problem for me to wait another week before feeding her. The pet stores will be open again by then.

I am concerned about respiratory problems though. What can I do to keep that to a minimum right now? Aside from wheezing, what are some other signs? She was very alert and her eyes appeared to be clear. I don't think she'll be going into shed anytime soon, but I'll watch her closely.

I'd hate to lose this snake "again." I really thought I was going to open the box and find a dead snake. Wouldn't be good to accidentally kill her because of something I didn't know or misunderstood. The temperature is 85* on the hot side, 76* on the cold side and about 90* in the basking area. The humidity is between 80-85%.

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• She Made It! - Sesha, Tue Dec 19 15:29:40 2006
• STOP!!!!!!!!! Please read ASAP - rainbowsrus, Tue Dec 19 15:58:16 2006
• RE: STOP!!!!!!!!! Please read ASAP - Sesha, Tue Dec 19 17:21:03 2006
• If you want to feed her.... - cyn, Tue Dec 19 17:34:12 2006
• RE: If you want to feed her.... - bthacker, Tue Dec 19 18:44:44 2006
• Exactly..... - rainbowsrus, Tue Dec 19 19:08:46 2006
• RE: Exactly..... - Sesha, Tue Dec 19 19:18:40 2006
• RE: Exactly..... - metachrosis, Tue Dec 19 20:36:46 2006
• RE: Exactly..... - Sesha, Tue Dec 19 21:33:08 2006
• RE: Exactly..... - rainbowsrus, Tue Dec 19 21:16:37 2006
• Good news!..... - bthacker, Tue Dec 19 15:58:16 2006
• Guestimation......and questions - Jeff Clark, Wed Dec 20 09:36:07 2006
• I imagine... - bigdnutz, Wed Dec 20 15:10:20 2006