inmemoryoffrankie
07-16-2006, 11:00 PM
I purchased Frankie from a pet shop on the other side of town. The only pet shop which sold corn snakes in the city. The red albino was beautiful, seeming friendly, happy and healthy. Little thing, about 8 inches. I was told he had eaten on wed and here we buy him on sunday so we decided to attempt a feeding. He ate like he was starving.
A week and a half later he ate again, however this was done with slightly more coaxing. I was a little worried but told that some eat only once every other week. Frankie seemed happy so we figured that had to be it.
Then we discovered if we held him above the water he would drink and wow was that cool. He drank alot too. Sometimes would hold him there for 2-3 minutes while he drank, but I never saw him near his water unless I was holding him. I didn't think anything of it.
Well monday he ate, and it was as normal a frozen, thawed pinky. He didn't want it so we left it in his food dish, just in case, and when we looked next time it was gone and his belly looked full. We left him alone on tuesday and wednesday he threw him up. He had been acting a bit weird and had developed a seam on both sides of him.
All this going on I was told he was going to shed. Since no vet in the tricities area will treat him for more than mites I listened to other snake owners. He's going to shed, don't worry about him, they won't eat when they shed, etc.
We handled him this morning and he was lethargic but moving around. This afternoon we picked him up and I said he was dead. NO movement, nothing. Limp, upside down, every angle and no longer cold like normal. I had to leave to go get the kids from out of town so for lack of doing something better, I laid him on his log and went to get the kids.
When I came home, he wasn't on his log. He was in the bedding, not far from the log, but far enough for something more than a fall. Once again I picked him up and he was completely limp, BUT his tounge was out. I touched it and he pulled it in. I called an emergency 24 vet in Illinios and they said soak him 10 minutes twice a day and pray. I am scared. Frankie is apparently a baby.
If there is anyone who had any experience simular to mine please tell me what you did that fixed or did not fix the problem and if anyone had any experience like this and the snake LIVED, please help.
Katie
A week and a half later he ate again, however this was done with slightly more coaxing. I was a little worried but told that some eat only once every other week. Frankie seemed happy so we figured that had to be it.
Then we discovered if we held him above the water he would drink and wow was that cool. He drank alot too. Sometimes would hold him there for 2-3 minutes while he drank, but I never saw him near his water unless I was holding him. I didn't think anything of it.
Well monday he ate, and it was as normal a frozen, thawed pinky. He didn't want it so we left it in his food dish, just in case, and when we looked next time it was gone and his belly looked full. We left him alone on tuesday and wednesday he threw him up. He had been acting a bit weird and had developed a seam on both sides of him.
All this going on I was told he was going to shed. Since no vet in the tricities area will treat him for more than mites I listened to other snake owners. He's going to shed, don't worry about him, they won't eat when they shed, etc.
We handled him this morning and he was lethargic but moving around. This afternoon we picked him up and I said he was dead. NO movement, nothing. Limp, upside down, every angle and no longer cold like normal. I had to leave to go get the kids from out of town so for lack of doing something better, I laid him on his log and went to get the kids.
When I came home, he wasn't on his log. He was in the bedding, not far from the log, but far enough for something more than a fall. Once again I picked him up and he was completely limp, BUT his tounge was out. I touched it and he pulled it in. I called an emergency 24 vet in Illinios and they said soak him 10 minutes twice a day and pray. I am scared. Frankie is apparently a baby.
If there is anyone who had any experience simular to mine please tell me what you did that fixed or did not fix the problem and if anyone had any experience like this and the snake LIVED, please help.
Katie