Alright, so.. I was originally going to post this on here when I lost my baby, but it was too heartbreaking for me to even think about it. Two weeks ago yesterday my boy escaped from his feeding container. Usually I check on him ever five minutes (he eats live fuzzies, but they're too small to hurt him, so it's okay to leave him alone for a few minutes at a time). Well, unlike usual, he went after it right away, and tried eating it..leg first. With little success, so I thought it was okay to go eat dinner, then come back to a fat and happy snakey.
Well, I was wrong. I hadn't pushed the lid down all the way, and he had managed to push the corner up and escape, falling about three feet off my desk with a full stomach. I came back about twenty minutes after I left him to find the box empty, and about had a heart attack.
I'd pretty much given up all hope on finding him. That night I spent about five hours tearing the house apart..he's an 11/12-month-old anery, and could have been hiding anywhere/blending in with anything. Or he could have gotten into the air ducts.
Well today...my cat found him. Alive. He was under my mom's desk, and my cat, the good boy he is, pawed at the leg he was hiding under and meowed until we came and found him. He was cold and in blue, and wow was he angry. ..not that he has any right to be. I was the frightened parent!! Well, I immediately put him in his cage and gave him fresh water, and he drank like there was no tomorrow. I wasn't sure if that was okay, since I know with people if we drink too much at once, even when dehyrdrated, we can get sick.. But he stopped after a couple of minutes and went back to his favorite hiding spot. He has a couple of dinged up scales, but other than that looks good, all things considered.
Here's my important question... I work at Petsmart, and I know we sell a repti-aid that's used for snakes and such who are dehydrated and malnourished. I had to work tonight, so had no time to get him his food... Should I feed him first thing tomorrow, given his condition, or should I try administering the repti-aid instead? I'm assuming it'd be alright to feed him since I know he's starving.. But I wanted to make sure.
Well, I was wrong. I hadn't pushed the lid down all the way, and he had managed to push the corner up and escape, falling about three feet off my desk with a full stomach. I came back about twenty minutes after I left him to find the box empty, and about had a heart attack.
I'd pretty much given up all hope on finding him. That night I spent about five hours tearing the house apart..he's an 11/12-month-old anery, and could have been hiding anywhere/blending in with anything. Or he could have gotten into the air ducts.
Well today...my cat found him. Alive. He was under my mom's desk, and my cat, the good boy he is, pawed at the leg he was hiding under and meowed until we came and found him. He was cold and in blue, and wow was he angry. ..not that he has any right to be. I was the frightened parent!! Well, I immediately put him in his cage and gave him fresh water, and he drank like there was no tomorrow. I wasn't sure if that was okay, since I know with people if we drink too much at once, even when dehyrdrated, we can get sick.. But he stopped after a couple of minutes and went back to his favorite hiding spot. He has a couple of dinged up scales, but other than that looks good, all things considered.
Here's my important question... I work at Petsmart, and I know we sell a repti-aid that's used for snakes and such who are dehydrated and malnourished. I had to work tonight, so had no time to get him his food... Should I feed him first thing tomorrow, given his condition, or should I try administering the repti-aid instead? I'm assuming it'd be alright to feed him since I know he's starving.. But I wanted to make sure.
Thanks again.