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RE: Baby snake had a rough trip... Any hope?

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Posted by: pinelandsghost at Wed Oct 21 23:56:57 2009   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by pinelandsghost ]  
   

"EVERYONE that deals quite a bit over the internet will eventually get ripped off at one point or another."



Unfortunately I have to agree with Kevin. through the mail I'd received a large Blue beauty that had a serious lung worm infection that almost killed the animal and recenty a Red Tailed Green Rat the in the ad was spectactular.

Ya ok, what I got was emeciated and covered in sores. It had one abscess the size or your thumb on its side filled with dead tissue and puss. I happy to say both animals have made a full recovery (and sharpened my home veterinary skills in the process ).

One thing I may suggest when dealing with baby snakes that won't feed is to gently slide a snipped 1/4-1/2" piece of a mouse tail down its throat. That will usually get their appetite jump started to where they will feed on their own. It may take a couple trys though.

Mike.

   

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