Hello there. I'm a 15 year old girl. I used to have a corn snaked named Yogi, a ghost. I got her when I was 12. She escaped a few months before Christmas 2012, due to me not locking her cage down one night (Yes, I kick myself in the face over it every day).
Despite being 2 years old when she escaped, she had a severe growth defect. She was still the size of a hatchling at 2 years old, despite healthy eating, temperatures, and perfect sheds. She still ate PINKIES at 2 years old! She was ready for a small fuzzy, but wouldn't accept them. I don't exactly know WHY she didn't grow. I searched and searched to see if there was a snake growth defect as such but never could find results... if anyone here can help me that'd be great. She did escape when she was young for a few months, but I doubt that could have caused her this severe of a problem... right? She resumed healthy eating afterwards. I did feed her double pinkies, but I tried a fuzzy and she couldn't do it.
She was always healthy. She never had problems, and she was a great snake. It just boggles my mind WHY she was so small. She NEVER grew. She grew probably 4 inches in the 2 years I had her.
Above is a picture of her from June 2012. Yes, stare in undenied awe and disgust, she was 2 years old in the picture. She was in blue in the pic, this was a picture I was sending to my friend who needed to see what a snake in the blue looked like... I put her right back. As you can see, she was most likely ready for fuzzies but would never accept them. I tried braining, tongs, keeping her in a small container, feeding in her enclosure, but she only accepted pinkies. Maybe this was why she stayed so small? I felt/feel so horrible. She never seemed uncomfortable, unhealthy, etc but wouldn't eat anything but pinkies. I always fed her 2 when she was ready for fuzzies.
I am here to share my story. I hope nobody is going to bash me for being a horrible snake owner, because I realize I was. I tried to help her, but she always stayed so small. We were planning to take her to an exotic vet to get tested, anything that could help us find out, we were on a waiting list, but since she escaped we couldn't.
If ANYONE can point me in the right direction, I'd love your input. I can't just simply ignore that she had these problems and skip off into the sunset.
Despite being 2 years old when she escaped, she had a severe growth defect. She was still the size of a hatchling at 2 years old, despite healthy eating, temperatures, and perfect sheds. She still ate PINKIES at 2 years old! She was ready for a small fuzzy, but wouldn't accept them. I don't exactly know WHY she didn't grow. I searched and searched to see if there was a snake growth defect as such but never could find results... if anyone here can help me that'd be great. She did escape when she was young for a few months, but I doubt that could have caused her this severe of a problem... right? She resumed healthy eating afterwards. I did feed her double pinkies, but I tried a fuzzy and she couldn't do it.
She was always healthy. She never had problems, and she was a great snake. It just boggles my mind WHY she was so small. She NEVER grew. She grew probably 4 inches in the 2 years I had her.
Above is a picture of her from June 2012. Yes, stare in undenied awe and disgust, she was 2 years old in the picture. She was in blue in the pic, this was a picture I was sending to my friend who needed to see what a snake in the blue looked like... I put her right back. As you can see, she was most likely ready for fuzzies but would never accept them. I tried braining, tongs, keeping her in a small container, feeding in her enclosure, but she only accepted pinkies. Maybe this was why she stayed so small? I felt/feel so horrible. She never seemed uncomfortable, unhealthy, etc but wouldn't eat anything but pinkies. I always fed her 2 when she was ready for fuzzies.
I am here to share my story. I hope nobody is going to bash me for being a horrible snake owner, because I realize I was. I tried to help her, but she always stayed so small. We were planning to take her to an exotic vet to get tested, anything that could help us find out, we were on a waiting list, but since she escaped we couldn't.
If ANYONE can point me in the right direction, I'd love your input. I can't just simply ignore that she had these problems and skip off into the sunset.
