Phil the disabled king snake
Posted 18-02-2010 at 06:37 PM by Robbie
Thursday 18th Feb, 2010
OK so you may or may not know I inherited a disabled King snake from a boy who comes into the shop now and again. He had it in with his 4 foot Boa so I decided it was in the snakes best interest to come to me.
Kings were the first snake I ever had way back before my age hot double figures. So I have a soft spot for the wee buggers.
This guy has a severe kink in his neck which leaves him with an almost permanent 65 (yes, I've tried measuring it) angle about 2 or 3 inches below the base of his skull. He also have very poor muscle tone and almost no strength to pull himself up. He's only 3 foot or so. I've yet to weigh him as I assumed I had (always check your feeding papers!!) until he had something in his chops.
After a week of uber-hydration I've not got him in a small tub, paper towel lined and heated correctly.
Today I decided time was now to feed him. He has/had absolutely no feeding response. Naturally anyway. Up until now he had been force fed fuzzies which might explain why he weights pretty much nothing what he should.
I took him out his tub, offered him an nicely warmed and defrosted mouse. Big enough to handle after a period without food but small enough to swallow assisted. I'm happy to report he ate with no fuss! Might have some fight left in him yet.
OK so you may or may not know I inherited a disabled King snake from a boy who comes into the shop now and again. He had it in with his 4 foot Boa so I decided it was in the snakes best interest to come to me.
Kings were the first snake I ever had way back before my age hot double figures. So I have a soft spot for the wee buggers.
This guy has a severe kink in his neck which leaves him with an almost permanent 65 (yes, I've tried measuring it) angle about 2 or 3 inches below the base of his skull. He also have very poor muscle tone and almost no strength to pull himself up. He's only 3 foot or so. I've yet to weigh him as I assumed I had (always check your feeding papers!!) until he had something in his chops.
After a week of uber-hydration I've not got him in a small tub, paper towel lined and heated correctly.
Today I decided time was now to feed him. He has/had absolutely no feeding response. Naturally anyway. Up until now he had been force fed fuzzies which might explain why he weights pretty much nothing what he should.
I took him out his tub, offered him an nicely warmed and defrosted mouse. Big enough to handle after a period without food but small enough to swallow assisted. I'm happy to report he ate with no fuss! Might have some fight left in him yet.
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lets hope he carrys on eating and gets puts some weigh on
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