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Happy & pretty relieved!-wanted to share(not corn-related) :)

So glad for him!!
I have wanted a Ball Python since 2nd grade, but this and other threads on here are making me consider switching that dream to a small boa. I'd die if I got a failure to thrive ball python!
 
it has been a little over a year since we brought Captain home-he weighs right at 400 grams,hasn't turned down a meal in forever.

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& a new sink pic,for comparison purposes:
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he's eating an adult mouse once a week -should I cut him back a little? (never thought I'd have to ask that about this guy lol)
 
I'm glad to hear that the pet store was able to admit that they could do anything for this snake and gave her to you to nurse back to health, but also very concerned that they wouldn't have taken her to a vet (unless there are no exotic vets around) and that they had never heard of thawing f/t in hot water... I certainly would not say that they do not take good care of their pets, as I obviously have never seen this pet store, but they should be able to help a sick herp better than their customers. I always thought that thawing f/t in water was a pretty standard procedure.
I personally work in a chain pet store, and definitely understand people's animosity against them- I agree, but when an animal in our care is ill we immediately take it to a vet.

Besides the pet store- I am so so glad that you were knowledgeable and able to take care of this poor animal. Kudos to you! She looks so beautiful and so much improvement! :) She's a lucky snake and seems to be a nice addition to your family
 
they told me they thaw their mice out in hot water,but not almost boiling hot that is what gets this guy to eat.which is why he wouldn't eat for them..he is very heat sensitive-I thaw out his mouse on the counter until it is almost totally thawed,then let it thaw fully in almost boiling water for a couple of minutes..I have to make sure before I dangle his mouse on the tongs in front of him that it is almost hot to the touch or he won't strike it,if it's just warm I have to dip it back in very hot water & a quick pat dry then he'll hit it everytime. Actually,the almost boiling water was a tip from MegF.(for which I am forever grateful). The friends I have at that store were happy to learn it was just a heat issue & have used it on others & tried to pass it through to corporate,but that's the problem with big chain stores-the high ups will barely ever have contact with the average everyday worker.
 
Ah, makes much more sense to me now, and now I know this great advice if I ever have feeding problems. That's what is great about this forum- so many experienced contributors willing to help.
Again, kudos, you've done a great job
 
I hope your friends are able to get through to corporate to spread this knowledge and hopefully help lots of animals in the future- but I unfortunately know how hard this can be, so good luck to them.
 
My pythons and boas eat once every 2-3 weeks. They are slow metabolisers and as such require less food than a colubrid for instance (which only get fed the same rate once they are adults BTW). I've had one prolapse in one of my green tree pythons and swore that would never happen again. so I feed everyone less frequently. I've found they are more active, less fat, no egg binding issues and generally better. My reptile vet and my research shows that snakes are generally overfed in captivity. In the wild they certainly would rarely eat weekly or even 3 times a month.
 
Ok-I'll start moving back his feeding,I can adjust it to every 2 weeks-I figured he was getting to that point anyway,I just wanted to make sure he was on track for his age before I did it. I'm glad we finally got to the point where he's a good size,a year ago this was more than we could've hoped for :)
 
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