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So here goes. I bought this Mojave for very little from a guy in my town. She is an October 07 baby Mojave Ball Python. I thought, what a great find! she turned out to be a bit of a "rescue."
Well, I got her home and noticed that her mouth looked funny from below (just goes to show that you have to check mouths!!!) and I opened up her mouth and found (gasp!) BLACK STUFF.
I went immediately to the herp vet near me at CSU research vet hospital in a snow storm and got her checked out. I thought it was for sure really advanced mouthrot.
Well, it turned out that it was simply a few splinters from her previous owner feeding her on her coconut husk bedding. This is a great reason NEVER to feed on any type of bedding that can be ingested. The vet removed the splinters and did a general health check and sexing.
He said that besides being skinny she looks healthy, and to of course provide proper husbandry and try to get her to eat as much as I could (starting with smaller prey items of course) to beef her up. If she doesn't put on weight soon he said I should go in and get her dewormed.
I seriously doubt that she'll eat for me this next week when I feed, since her mouth is probably still hurting, but I will try anyways. She looks hungry.
Besides that, she seems in OK health and is very curious and energetic. She is super mellow and a gorgeous color, which I did not capture in these photos.
These pictures were taken hastily as she roamed her new clean enclosure. I didn't want to bother her, she needs a rest after her ordeal on Friday.
I have a named picked out for her, but don't dare say it or write it until she eats for me once for fear she may be sicker than she looks and not do well. That is my little strange superstition, i never tell a snake it's name until after I know it will be fine and healthy.
Anyways, here are my bad pics, but I thought you guys would like them anyways. Any good advice that you can think of to help me nurse her to health, or anything I should check out or do that I may have overlooked would be appreciated.
Right now I am just following the vet's advice, and hoping she'll eat and grow!
More accurate nicer pictures will be posted one she eats for me once or twice and isn't as stressed.
Well, I got her home and noticed that her mouth looked funny from below (just goes to show that you have to check mouths!!!) and I opened up her mouth and found (gasp!) BLACK STUFF.
I went immediately to the herp vet near me at CSU research vet hospital in a snow storm and got her checked out. I thought it was for sure really advanced mouthrot.
Well, it turned out that it was simply a few splinters from her previous owner feeding her on her coconut husk bedding. This is a great reason NEVER to feed on any type of bedding that can be ingested. The vet removed the splinters and did a general health check and sexing.
He said that besides being skinny she looks healthy, and to of course provide proper husbandry and try to get her to eat as much as I could (starting with smaller prey items of course) to beef her up. If she doesn't put on weight soon he said I should go in and get her dewormed.
I seriously doubt that she'll eat for me this next week when I feed, since her mouth is probably still hurting, but I will try anyways. She looks hungry.
Besides that, she seems in OK health and is very curious and energetic. She is super mellow and a gorgeous color, which I did not capture in these photos.
These pictures were taken hastily as she roamed her new clean enclosure. I didn't want to bother her, she needs a rest after her ordeal on Friday.
I have a named picked out for her, but don't dare say it or write it until she eats for me once for fear she may be sicker than she looks and not do well. That is my little strange superstition, i never tell a snake it's name until after I know it will be fine and healthy.
Anyways, here are my bad pics, but I thought you guys would like them anyways. Any good advice that you can think of to help me nurse her to health, or anything I should check out or do that I may have overlooked would be appreciated.
Right now I am just following the vet's advice, and hoping she'll eat and grow!
More accurate nicer pictures will be posted one she eats for me once or twice and isn't as stressed.
