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paralized? and dying corn

Don't worry too much about skeletal deformities. I have one who tried to squeeze between the sliding glass doors in a viv during his breeding season frenzy (as an adult!) and about a third of his body looks completely mangled - spine and ribs. His body twists into all kinds of unnatural positions, but he's my most reliable eater and a very friendly chap that's completely relaxed about being handled (although I'm extra gentle with him). The vet said that his x-rays might look stomach-churning but that long-term, the problem would worry me far more than it worried the snake.

Corns are pretty resilient to this sort of injury if they don't prove immediately fatal. The fact that yours has made it this far, really is a very good sign.
 
good to know i hope mine turns out being a good eater two. What im really worried about is since he seems to be partially paralyzed, if he will pass food and stool properly.
 
UPDATE:

My snake has completed his shed. He got about 75 percent off on his own which is a huge step up from the like 5 percent when he was first injured. I fed him a hopper which he seemed to take just fine. any opinions on how long i should feed hoppers before going back to adults.
 
That's more good news then - well done on another milestone (or most of one, anyway!).

I should give him half a dozen feeds on hoppers before going back up to larger mice. Take it slow and don't over-tax his system. Makes sure that he's able to digest and poop properly and gets his system geared back up again.
 
Yay! Looks like he is shedding and eating!
He might end up looking strange, but hopefully that will be the worst of it.

Bitsy- I would be horrified to find one of my snakes in that position! I'm glad he is Ok :)
 
I agree- especially after the regurge, I would be cautious about bumping him back up. Good news so far! Let's hope he poops.
 
UPDATE:

He pooped! so that means his body can pass food fully. But the weird thing is the color half was normal and half was green take a look and tell me what you think.

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I'd say that was good news! I'd expect the unexpected just at the moment, as he hasn't eaten in a while and it might take some time for his digestive system to get back to speed. It's possible that he was just having a "clear-out".

The solid part certainly seems to indicate that the food was fully digested. Fingers crossed some more, but this seems to be looking better by the day.
 
He took another hopper :). I handled him today because It was feeding day again. He has so much more energy and is moving even his bad half a lot better. that first meal did him really good I think I'm excited for the progress he is making.
 
I'm so glad to hear he is doing much better. Just keep up with the TLC and I am sure he will be tons better soon.
 
UPDATE: he eat three meal of hoppers. I haven't seen any poo since the last time i showed it on here. It could be that there is very little because of how small his meals are but who knows. just keeping you all updated.
 
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