Lycari
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I'm afraid I have no pictures for this thread due to the lack of a computer capable of posting photos on here. For photos, email me at [email protected].
I got this guy off a very upset and surprised friend... It's one of those "how does someone do that" cases. He and a large female turned up together locked in a 50 gallon tank in my friend's front yard back in January. My friend's brother in law was known in the area for rescue and rehabilitation of reptiles, so the assumption is that somebody who knew that dropped them off. Thing is, her brother in law had recently moved to Reno. So, I took the boy and a sanctuary called Predators of the Heart took the girl. The sanctuary was really full on snakes at the time (still is), but they took her because otherwise she'd have to be euthanasized due to the horrible kink in her neck.... Vet said fussed vertebrae from am old break. The boy was in relatively good shape, but a living mite farm with a raging infection. Amazingly, no internal parasites.
I have eliminated the mites (1.5 months mite-free) and he's had a course of antibiotics. IBD blood test was negative. He's taking F/T jumbo rats just fine and has never refused. However, he is somewhat aggressive (he has bitten me twice and hisses often), flighty in general, and I've had a bizarrely hard time getting him to drink water. Water dishes often go untouched for weeks and he barely drinks during soaks. I've only ever really seen him drink from small puddles. He also had not gained any weight or grown at all in the time he's been with me.
I'm not exactly comfortable with larger snakes, and I'm definitely not equipped to house him long term. He needs a good, experienced home to take him from stable to thriving. I'm offering him free of charge to anyone who can provide that. I will pay shipping if necessary.
Please post here, message me, or email me if you're interested.
I got this guy off a very upset and surprised friend... It's one of those "how does someone do that" cases. He and a large female turned up together locked in a 50 gallon tank in my friend's front yard back in January. My friend's brother in law was known in the area for rescue and rehabilitation of reptiles, so the assumption is that somebody who knew that dropped them off. Thing is, her brother in law had recently moved to Reno. So, I took the boy and a sanctuary called Predators of the Heart took the girl. The sanctuary was really full on snakes at the time (still is), but they took her because otherwise she'd have to be euthanasized due to the horrible kink in her neck.... Vet said fussed vertebrae from am old break. The boy was in relatively good shape, but a living mite farm with a raging infection. Amazingly, no internal parasites.
I have eliminated the mites (1.5 months mite-free) and he's had a course of antibiotics. IBD blood test was negative. He's taking F/T jumbo rats just fine and has never refused. However, he is somewhat aggressive (he has bitten me twice and hisses often), flighty in general, and I've had a bizarrely hard time getting him to drink water. Water dishes often go untouched for weeks and he barely drinks during soaks. I've only ever really seen him drink from small puddles. He also had not gained any weight or grown at all in the time he's been with me.
I'm not exactly comfortable with larger snakes, and I'm definitely not equipped to house him long term. He needs a good, experienced home to take him from stable to thriving. I'm offering him free of charge to anyone who can provide that. I will pay shipping if necessary.
Please post here, message me, or email me if you're interested.
