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rapunzel
at Sat Jan 26 13:51:26 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by rapunzel ]
My ball python escaped a year ago on Christmas Eve. He has been well hidden in my house-no sign he was still here. We suspected he was still around this winter because we have not had any mice (we always get mice in the house in the winter, and have great sucess with traps). My furnace stopped working two days ago- relatively brand new, its only two years old. The repair guy couldnt figure out the problem, said the blower seemed plugged, and when he left for the night, he left the door off my furnace. Yesterday morning, my furnace works fine and brought the house temp to 78 degrees all day(nobody here to turn it down). Last night, I found my 44 inch guy inside my bathroom vanity. I do not know if he was in the furnace stuff or not- however, finding him scared the beejeesus out of me.
He looks great, or so I thought. He has an incomplete shed stuck on one eye, and he keeps gaping his mouth. Closer inspection, and he has slimey drool from his mouth, and is blowing bubbles. He definitely does not like to be handled, and twists and arcs and tries to get away.I tried soaking him for about fifteen minutes, then wanted to attempt to get the eye cap off-however, he did NOT approve, and was impossible for me to get close to his eye.
I need instruction as if I am a clueless new owner. I have him set up in a 20?long(30inchesX12inches) tank (his 'home' has long since been dismantled, I figured he was lost forever). This is not a large enclosure but it is the best I have for right now. It has a locking screen top, but I covered three quarters of it with aluminum foil. I have a ceramic heat emitter over one end, a hide box at each end, and a water dish in the middle. My heated end is registering at 90 degrees, and the humidity is only showing at 30%. Right now the snake is lying on top of his hidebox directly under the heat emitter.
I can take him to work (I am a veterinary technician) but my exotic vet is only there part time and will not be there again until Friday. I would appreciate any advice you can give, including suggestions on how to raise the humidity level, if so needed.
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 (long)I found my ball python after 1 yr. - rapunzel, Sat Jan 26 13:51:26 2008
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