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Jeremy

Please e-mail me at [email protected] I will try to help maybe I can drive to you to pick up the snake. The info you were given on the cleaning of the mouth and cage temps, humidity, etc., is all good and I would suggest taking the water out completely just offer water once a week for the snake to drink and remove it when it finishes. Water will not only keep everything wet inside the animal but it also offers a cool place for it to lay. Now get me wrong you do not want to cook the poor thing but at the same time you need to keep your ambient temps up a little higher than normal. The immunity systems in reptiles are formed and the higher temp range so if the temps go up the immunity system can start to fight the infection. Arrowhead rescue is in Ohio and is a great organization if you can get a hold of them they would take the animal. Like I said if you really need to get rid of it or are worried contact me and I will do everything in my power to assist you in making an educated and responsible decision.Tony Barbush
 
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The info you were given on the cleaning of the mouth and cage temps, humidity, etc., is all good
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Thank you, Tony! I have saved a few snakes with this method. It works well for me. I've found it works better than a course of Baytril!

You didn't say where you were, Tony...are you in or close to Ohio? (I've been on the edge of my seat with worry for days just waiting for someone to take this snake! LOL!)
 
well i'll be honest i've tried but this guy really dosn't seam to care as much as he says to get this snake help, i've given him options as well as others, if i had a car that would make it i'd take the 4hr trip up to get him right now, it seams as if his snake got sick and he just wantd to dump it onto someone else. there is a shelter an hour and a half away that will take him, he is in your care right now so your responciable to get him help!!!!!
 
This is his wife and no its not that we dont care we have put it in a smaller cage and are keepin heat on it untill we can get it to some one to pick it up (we did say pick up only we do work and dont have time to drive). So scooterjoe if you really want it you'll pick it up...
 
Don't try to throw this back on me, it's no ones responsibility to make sure this snake gets help but your own. I understand people work and are busy but the moment you brought the snake into your house it was in your care, that means the good and the bad, it seams like now it's sick and your ready to pawn it onto someone else. you should of put thought into what would happen if he gets sick, were is the closet vet, how will i pay the bill, BEFORE bringing him home. now your sitting back letting him die and all the time screaming "pick up only i don't have time or the money" well he is in your care and you need to get him help, i gave you the contact information of a rescue located an hour from were you live, even if it means missing work for a day then do it, and do us all a favor NEVER EVER BUY another animals if you can't take care of them right.
 
Joey

I agree with you 100% I have given my e-mail to them 2 times in my last post and in all of my posts have offered to drive to ohio to pick this animal up. Ohio is a 8-10 hour drive for me I was just trying to help. I have not recieved one e-mail from these people they are all working very hard and don't have time to e-mail, But seem to have time to keep posting "MY SICK SNAKE" well get off of you @$$ and do something people on here have offered many solutions and you seem to not care or are not worried enough to do anything for this animal. Just my opinion but it seems you have the "it's only a snake" mentallity if that is the case then just respond to one of the people on here that are willing and responsable enough to get it the care it needs. I am his wife, AND your husband is starting to seem like a real @$$ in this community More like your child than a husband. There have been many solutions offered and none have been taken you are just letting the animal die. I hope you don't have kids if so I am very scared for the day they get sick.


Do the right thing don't let the BP die.
 
Sorry to say Joeys b*tch but we do have a 4 year old oh my god he made it to four...we have only gotten one email and he hasnt replied because he has gotten a day off work to take it to the vet happy now and if you think its so easy to get a day off I wanna know what land you are in....do you not read we have put it in a smaller cage and put heat on it to help it till we find someone to take it or now take it to the vet....I feel sorry for you judging people all the time seems you know how to do that better than read....if we wanted your mouth or didnt care we wouldnt ask for help....We have had this snake for four years and nothing has went wrong till we bought another one so its not that easy to let it go to anyone...thats why we decided to keep it and get it to the vet..we wouldnt have given it to someone who is an a$$ about everything anyways...thanks and now you can close the post....
 
We go tuesday cause thats the only day we could go there were booked for 2 weeks but we are paying extra to get it in then...well let you know..
 
Great! Thank you, Jeremy (or Jeremy's wife). I've been so worried about this snake...don't forget to come back and let us know how it goes, please.


Lighten up, Al. They're trying and doing their best. They will also be losing wages from missed work on Tuesday. I'm sure you've had rough patches too. Life isn't peachy for anyone ALL of the time...especially during Tax season! LOL!
 
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Really? Thats swell..........

I hope it makes it long enough to see a new owner.
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This snake wont see a new owner we are keeping it

Ill let you guys know what the vet says..
 
GREAT, didn't mean to come down so hard it just seamed to me like you were slacking on your pet owner duties, glade you decided to keep him or her (I forgot what sex) and let this be an important lesson ALWAYS keep new arrivals separate to keep from spreading the nasties best of luck hope it all works out.
 
Well we went to the vet..
I dont think this lady knew wth she was talking about but she might have..

Anyhow long story short i was there like 2 hours to have the snake be given a shot of baytril and some kind of antibiotics..

I have to continue to give the snake anti's 2 times a day for 2 weeks..

Cost me 85.00 for that visit :eek:
 
Cost me 85.00 for that visit
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Must be nice.

I just stuck over $150 into an animal that I rescued on Friday.
I had 0 intentions of keeping or breeding the lil girl, it just made me feel bad. Long story short, I spent ALOT of time and money on another persons animal that they haven't cared for in months. And after all my effort, it now resides in my freezer.

I wish you the best of luck with it, and please, if you feel you may not want to keep this animal, let another person care for it rather than let its health slip.
 
if we didnt want to care for it we wouldnt of spent 2 hours drivin and 85.00 that we didnt have.....believe me we will do all we can to save it...
 
Cheap..

Yeah, I would have to say that you got off cheap on this one. I just took a blood python to the vet a few days ago when I received it because I received it with a URI that I wasn't informed about. That vet visit cost me $170 plus he will need another check up or two in the coming weeks which isn't.

When you have reptiles you have to be prepared (and willing) to do what needs to be done for them when they get sick, the same as if you have a dog, a cat or even a child. Obviously, adults can take themselves to the doctor if they are not feeling well, but reptiles depend on thier owners/keepers to keep them alive and healthy.

I am glad you were able to get the Ball Python to the vet. I hope that it's health improves. I would keep a close eye on it though because things like this ofetn appear to get better and then come back all of the sudden.

If you have questions about your vet's ability with reptiles, you can look for a reptile vet who specializes and has had training in dealing with reptiles. There is a great website for the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians at: ww.arav.org The peopel listed on that site generally are the vets that have more knowledge of caring for sick reptiles than your run of the mill dog and cat vets.

Good luck and I hope that everything turns out ok.
 
Well everone beat me to it, $85 for a visit and 2 shots is a deal, hope it all works out.
 
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