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Originally Posted by electrostorm33
Sorry I meant the mite thing, they hate mites. The snake will always be paid for.
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Sorry, I have to call you out on this. I think you misunderstood Todd and I, we know the snake is paid for. You said "my parents want nothing to do with my snake", and then changed it to "Sorry I meant the mite thing, they hate mites" when we gave you an honest answer that you may not have wanted to hear.
But what happens when (not "if", but "when") something happens to your snake, or any pet? They do need the proper diet, substrate, heating equipment, hides, dishes, and enough meals to get him through at least a month. And that is just for the setup. You will always need to have funds saved up and available because he will always need to have a food supply, a larger viv, or if he gets injured or sick, like he is now, just one week after you got him.
You made a commitment to him when you bought him that you would do anything it takes to keep him healthy, this is the case with all pets. We spent $8000 on one cat one year when she went into renal failure. Many trips to the vet hospital, two surgeries and several ultrasounds and giving her sub-cutaneous fluids daily helped her recover almost completely. If she were too far gone or if doing what we did would cause more harm than good, we would have put her to sleep without question, it would be the humane thing to do, but since there was a chance she could live and thrive with our help we opted to pay that huge bill with the money set aside for all of our animals. We made a promise to her that we would keep her comfortable for the rest of her life, and we did.
On a different note, since you just got him, I would contact the breeder or pet shop where you got him from. Most breeders and shops have a health guarantee on their animals. I don't know if mites would be covered under this since there is no way to know if he got them at your house or had them when you bought him, but it is worth a shot. I would call them immediately.
I really hope you take our concerns to heart, we are here to help owners help their corn snakes, and to learn new things ourselves. But this is a case where you, as the owner, need to step back and really evaluate what is best for this snake.