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my nerodia sipedon, one year old in august. is she stunted? i would assume so, since she was basically paralized from the neck down up untill a few months a go. found her paralyzed in august as a hatchling in new jerseym and fed her salamnders i caught. (i was camping). for 2 weeks while camping i fed her red back salamanders and spring peepers. i had to litterally squeeze the poop out of her, and then when i got home and my salamder supply was lost, she didnt eat for a long time, untill she finally ate a fish.

now, she has almost full mobiliy, and has been upgraded from kritter keeper with paper towels to 16 g bowfront, and ate 10 minnows yesterday

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0.0.1 Chrysemys picta picta (Eastern Painted Turtle)
0.0.1 Teliqua gigas (Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink)
0.2.0 Eublepharis macularius (Leopard Geckos)
0.0.1 Nerodia sipedon (Northern Water Snake)
0.0.1 Rhacodactylus ciliatus (Crested Gecko)
?.?.? Assorted goldfish, minnows and guppies
1.0.0 Ferret
1.1.0 Cats
1.0.0 Aussie Cattle Dog/ Border Collie Mix

That's good to hear. I think I remember you posting about it back then. good luck
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Justin

That's a tremendous amount of effort and animal husbandry technique! Congratulations on your success. To what degree is she limited now? Can she feed, shed and/or swim on her own?
Michael

she can do basically everything now. when she moves, shes a little jerky, and not very fast, but she can swim like a fiend

She's funny when she hunts, just opening her mouth and swimming in the water untill she finds one haha.
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0.0.1 Chrysemys picta picta (Eastern Painted Turtle)
0.0.1 Teliqua gigas (Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink)
0.2.0 Eublepharis macularius (Leopard Geckos)
0.0.1 Nerodia sipedon (Northern Water Snake)
0.0.1 Rhacodactylus ciliatus (Crested Gecko)
?.?.? Assorted goldfish, minnows and guppies
1.0.0 Ferret
1.1.0 Cats
1.0.0 Aussie Cattle Dog/ Border Collie Mix