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Down with the sickness
More than a year ago this poor little guy started his ordeal. I had him in a bin that had a small ledge in it. Since this guy was three times the size of the ledge I didn't think it would be an issue. WRONG! Sometime while I was on vacation he managed to wedge himself between the lid and the ledge and got stuck. I have no idea how long he was stuck.
I kept an eye on him and at first it looked like a bruise, but it quickly became apparent that a good chunk of his body was "dead". I switched him to papertowels and kept him as clean as possible. His skin turned black and appeared as a giant scab. I wish now that I had taken pics but I was so sad and horrified by it I just couldn't take pics. I honestly expected him to be belly up everytime I checked on him. My husband kept telling me I should just put him down as he'd never recover. I was determined not to do so unless I could determine that the snake was in a lot of pain. Eventually the scab fell off and the poor kid had a large pink scaleless section. I upped the cleanliness even more. I continued to feed him small meals since I did not want to distend this area.
It's now more than a year later and even though his scales have not fully come back, some have actually started to grow. What's really cool is that his skin is no longer pink but a swirl of his scale colors. He is back on sani chips and now requires no more care than the others except smaller meals. He was advertised for sale when this incident happened, but I just could not trust him in anyones care until he was healed to the point to not having special needs. Now that he's at that point he is available for adoption to anyone interested, for a $50 shipping fee. He is a Hypo het Anery Lav Motley. I have no idea if he could breed, I dont' see why not but no garuntees on that. I'm not going to have another clutch of babies just to find out.
I kept an eye on him and at first it looked like a bruise, but it quickly became apparent that a good chunk of his body was "dead". I switched him to papertowels and kept him as clean as possible. His skin turned black and appeared as a giant scab. I wish now that I had taken pics but I was so sad and horrified by it I just couldn't take pics. I honestly expected him to be belly up everytime I checked on him. My husband kept telling me I should just put him down as he'd never recover. I was determined not to do so unless I could determine that the snake was in a lot of pain. Eventually the scab fell off and the poor kid had a large pink scaleless section. I upped the cleanliness even more. I continued to feed him small meals since I did not want to distend this area.
It's now more than a year later and even though his scales have not fully come back, some have actually started to grow. What's really cool is that his skin is no longer pink but a swirl of his scale colors. He is back on sani chips and now requires no more care than the others except smaller meals. He was advertised for sale when this incident happened, but I just could not trust him in anyones care until he was healed to the point to not having special needs. Now that he's at that point he is available for adoption to anyone interested, for a $50 shipping fee. He is a Hypo het Anery Lav Motley. I have no idea if he could breed, I dont' see why not but no garuntees on that. I'm not going to have another clutch of babies just to find out.
