Just a cautionary tale for those of you who may run into this in the future.
My three year old R.O. corn (Love stock) recently had what I thought was an upper R.I. She had been in shed for nearly two weeks and I was beginning to wonder when she would finally pop. (I hate to go that long without feeding her)
On the 14th day, I noticed something that had me concerned. The top of her head had turned a dirty brown, and her mouth was slightly open. On top of that, when I handled her, I could hear a slight "pfff" sound with ever breath.
I put her back into her tank, and a bit later she had a huge BM. I contacted a friend and got advice about what to do in the case that it was an upper RI, but something about that just didn't sit right with me.
I began to think that it might be complications from the "stuck" shed. I referred to Kathy Love's book, and sure enough she talks about these same symptoms, while mentioning that it is very rare.
Well sir, a 1/2 hour later, I found the snake roaming her tank and rutting over a log. Her skin came off in one piece, and everything immediately returned to normal.
Just something to keep in mind!
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