Hi. Just joined the forum 2 days ago. I was looking online for some emergency help and found this forum. I have already gotten some wonderful help. Thanks to the wonderful advice I received, my weakest little rescue looks like he is gonna make it. So, first off.... thanks!!!
Now, me. I am a stay at home mom with 4 great kids. I am taking online college classes in wildlife and conservation and photography. We have always taken in rescues. Dogs, cats, birds, ferrets, and even fish. Last year we saved and raised some tadpoles. That was fun. The backyard was alive for months. The kids wouldnt let us mow all summer for fear of hurting one. LOL
Cant say that I was ever that big into reptiles. But I have an 8 yr old son who is. He plans to be the next Steve Irwin. We heard about this corn snake that was born from a science project at school and raised for 2 years by a teenage boy who left her when he went off to college. His dad had no clue how to care for her and kept her for a few months before we met him and he gave her to us.
1. "Bindi" was 2 1/2 when we took her in and had only just started to be fed fuzzies. After doing some research we found she was under fed and we weaned her up to mice. That was over a year ago. She is now very healthy and happy.
2. Our second rescue was in March of this year. "Allie" was apparently well cared for till her owners were evicted and she was left behind. The landlord found her about 2 weeks later and gave her to us. According to the landlords info, "Allie" is about 4 yrs old. She is a very beautiful, happy snake. Was rather on the thin side, but is eating very well.
3 & 4.
My next 2 rescues came from a home where the owner died and they were left sitting till a distant relative came to settle the estate. I do have birth info on them, as the original owner bought them as hatchlings. They both turned 1 in May. They were together in a ten gallon tank when we brought them home but that seemed so small so I moved them to a 30 gallon but did let them stay together for now. They are both very healthy beautiful snakes. One (Ice) has a very vorasious appetite. The other (Belle) has a more moderate appetite. We have only had them since the first of April.
5,6, & 7.
Our latest rescues came from a home that was raided by the health department Tuesday. The home was filthy and full of pets, everything nasty and all of them sick to one degree or another. The owners had 3 corns and 3 boas. Among other things. Around 8pm I was called by a friend to come get the corns. (I dont know who took the rest) They are supposed to be all 3 males about 2 yrs old. The largest is about 24 inches, the smallest not quite 20 inches. All are severely dehydrated and malnurished. The owners told authorities that the snakes all ate 9 days ago. But also said she fed them once a week. Doubt that. The spine shows in all of them and one barely moves and is very stiff. They were in a 50 gallon tank together with 1 hide and 1 water dish. Nothing else. The water dish was bone dry and full of dried poop. The bedding was thick and nasty and smelled horrible. Full of poo and skin. Not just skin from these snakes either. Large skin from a much bigger snake. Also in the bedding was old dried up eggs (yup eggs) and some mite poison plastic and some plastic trash and a childs toy. The first thing we did was wash the water bowl and give them fresh water. They went right to it and drank for a long long time!! Well the little one had to be placed near the water but he too drank alot. We placed them in seperate plastic containers while we cleaned their tank and checked them out for health issues etc. We have named them Pepper Jack, Cheddar, and Chance. We removed about 3 inches of old skin from Pepper Jack's tail which was left from his last shed. He still has some flakes around 1 eye and a thin strip down his body but we havent been able to remove it yet. We fed him 2 pinkys yesterday with no problem. I think he should be just fine. Cheddar looks like he will be ok as well. He also ate 2 pinkys yesterday. After wiping them down and checking them out we returned Cheddar and Pepper to their newly cleaned tank last night. They are perking right up and I think both will recover great. Matter of fact while I was holding Cheddar and my hubby was putting Pepper back into the tank, Cheddar struck my husbands hand. A little attitude there. So, yea, I think they will be just fine. Hope the biting isnt a regular thing though. LOL None of the others bite. Lucky I guess.
The little guy, Chance, is still seperate and will remain that way. He was just soo badly malnurished and dehydrated. Much worse than the other 2. He is still so weak and lethargic but at least today we were able to get him to eat a pinky. He is also taking Repta Aid which is support for malnourishment and dehydration in reptiles. He is perking up but still doesnt move much, just stays where you lay him but is now moving his head more. This afternoon he started doing his tongue! Yea! He is checking things out! I think the owner just dropped live mice in the tank. I think Chance lost the battle over food more and more and the other 2 grew while he didnt. I think food was few and far between so they fought for what they could get. Looking at Chance, I cant imagine when was the last time he ate. His growth may either be stunted or maybe he really isnt 2 yrs old. He is just soo small and thin. He is much smaller than my 1 yr old corn that looks just like him.
Well thats us so far. I may wind up with more next week. :eek1: A friend called today and said he knows this guy who has 6 snakes he is trying to sell. He told this mutual friend that he is tired of them and if they dont sell he is letting them all go. He has 3 types of corns, 2 milksnakes and a hog nose. I dont know if they are natural to the area or captive born or what. I cant let him just chunk them out like trash. So if it comes to it, I may be taking in more. At least temporarily. LOL
Here is my latest rescues.
Their first drink, and a pic of each when we first came home.
Think they are a creamsicle, a miami phase, and a snow.
Shannon
Now, me. I am a stay at home mom with 4 great kids. I am taking online college classes in wildlife and conservation and photography. We have always taken in rescues. Dogs, cats, birds, ferrets, and even fish. Last year we saved and raised some tadpoles. That was fun. The backyard was alive for months. The kids wouldnt let us mow all summer for fear of hurting one. LOL
Cant say that I was ever that big into reptiles. But I have an 8 yr old son who is. He plans to be the next Steve Irwin. We heard about this corn snake that was born from a science project at school and raised for 2 years by a teenage boy who left her when he went off to college. His dad had no clue how to care for her and kept her for a few months before we met him and he gave her to us.
1. "Bindi" was 2 1/2 when we took her in and had only just started to be fed fuzzies. After doing some research we found she was under fed and we weaned her up to mice. That was over a year ago. She is now very healthy and happy.
2. Our second rescue was in March of this year. "Allie" was apparently well cared for till her owners were evicted and she was left behind. The landlord found her about 2 weeks later and gave her to us. According to the landlords info, "Allie" is about 4 yrs old. She is a very beautiful, happy snake. Was rather on the thin side, but is eating very well.
3 & 4.
My next 2 rescues came from a home where the owner died and they were left sitting till a distant relative came to settle the estate. I do have birth info on them, as the original owner bought them as hatchlings. They both turned 1 in May. They were together in a ten gallon tank when we brought them home but that seemed so small so I moved them to a 30 gallon but did let them stay together for now. They are both very healthy beautiful snakes. One (Ice) has a very vorasious appetite. The other (Belle) has a more moderate appetite. We have only had them since the first of April.
5,6, & 7.
Our latest rescues came from a home that was raided by the health department Tuesday. The home was filthy and full of pets, everything nasty and all of them sick to one degree or another. The owners had 3 corns and 3 boas. Among other things. Around 8pm I was called by a friend to come get the corns. (I dont know who took the rest) They are supposed to be all 3 males about 2 yrs old. The largest is about 24 inches, the smallest not quite 20 inches. All are severely dehydrated and malnurished. The owners told authorities that the snakes all ate 9 days ago. But also said she fed them once a week. Doubt that. The spine shows in all of them and one barely moves and is very stiff. They were in a 50 gallon tank together with 1 hide and 1 water dish. Nothing else. The water dish was bone dry and full of dried poop. The bedding was thick and nasty and smelled horrible. Full of poo and skin. Not just skin from these snakes either. Large skin from a much bigger snake. Also in the bedding was old dried up eggs (yup eggs) and some mite poison plastic and some plastic trash and a childs toy. The first thing we did was wash the water bowl and give them fresh water. They went right to it and drank for a long long time!! Well the little one had to be placed near the water but he too drank alot. We placed them in seperate plastic containers while we cleaned their tank and checked them out for health issues etc. We have named them Pepper Jack, Cheddar, and Chance. We removed about 3 inches of old skin from Pepper Jack's tail which was left from his last shed. He still has some flakes around 1 eye and a thin strip down his body but we havent been able to remove it yet. We fed him 2 pinkys yesterday with no problem. I think he should be just fine. Cheddar looks like he will be ok as well. He also ate 2 pinkys yesterday. After wiping them down and checking them out we returned Cheddar and Pepper to their newly cleaned tank last night. They are perking right up and I think both will recover great. Matter of fact while I was holding Cheddar and my hubby was putting Pepper back into the tank, Cheddar struck my husbands hand. A little attitude there. So, yea, I think they will be just fine. Hope the biting isnt a regular thing though. LOL None of the others bite. Lucky I guess.
The little guy, Chance, is still seperate and will remain that way. He was just soo badly malnurished and dehydrated. Much worse than the other 2. He is still so weak and lethargic but at least today we were able to get him to eat a pinky. He is also taking Repta Aid which is support for malnourishment and dehydration in reptiles. He is perking up but still doesnt move much, just stays where you lay him but is now moving his head more. This afternoon he started doing his tongue! Yea! He is checking things out! I think the owner just dropped live mice in the tank. I think Chance lost the battle over food more and more and the other 2 grew while he didnt. I think food was few and far between so they fought for what they could get. Looking at Chance, I cant imagine when was the last time he ate. His growth may either be stunted or maybe he really isnt 2 yrs old. He is just soo small and thin. He is much smaller than my 1 yr old corn that looks just like him.
Well thats us so far. I may wind up with more next week. :eek1: A friend called today and said he knows this guy who has 6 snakes he is trying to sell. He told this mutual friend that he is tired of them and if they dont sell he is letting them all go. He has 3 types of corns, 2 milksnakes and a hog nose. I dont know if they are natural to the area or captive born or what. I cant let him just chunk them out like trash. So if it comes to it, I may be taking in more. At least temporarily. LOL
Here is my latest rescues.
Their first drink, and a pic of each when we first came home.
Think they are a creamsicle, a miami phase, and a snow.
Shannon
hope every thing goes well with these guys! best of luck 
