My boss's boss's sister's kid got a little snake a while ago; all she could tell me was it was some sort of king snake according to the pet store that sold it. I think he'd had it like 6 months or so?
Anyway she ask me yesterday if I'd take it. Apparently her sister was complaining to her about the kid not caring for it and she promised to ask me, and I'm a sucker.
She had the kid bring it by the office today with it's cage. He'd been keeping it in an unheated critter keeper. There's stuck shed right and left, the little dude is spooked as hell and looks horrible. The kid said he hadn't eating since late July. The things stick thin and spooked. He's soaking right now, and I plan to pop in a pinkie tomorrow. I figure I'll start with a tiny one. He's still in the critter keeper but the rooms in the high 70s right now so it'll be OK for a bit. The putzer didn't have a hide dish and didn't keep water available. I have hatchling racks on the way and this guy's still small enough to use them.
I think it's a flordia or brooks but the pattern and colors are so obscured by the old sheds I'm not 100% sure. It may also be something else or an intergrade, don't know. It's so bad the poor guy looks like he's been covered in saran wrap or something. I'm hoping I can repair the damage. I'm pretty pissed atm. The kid was plenty old enough to know better like maybe 12 or 13? And the mom didn't do anything until the guy was half dead from dehydration.
Sometimes I freaking hate people.
