DiscipleRayne
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I've had this snake for about 2-3 years. He was probably about a 1 old when I got him. This is a wide estimate. Over the past 2 months, he has been slowly beginning to refuse food and now he wont eat at all.
Since the day we got him, he would jump on anything you put in his feeding box the moment you put it in there. Never had any problems with health issues or anything like that, and he always ate just fine. Now, he wont even stop and smell food or acknowledge that it's there. It doesn't matter if I cut it open. He isn't even interested if I dangle it in his face with tongs. He is no longer interested in food.
About 2 weeks ago, I noticed a lump in his abdomen. We took this image about a week ago.
http://raynes.me/hfiles/lump.jpg
I'm posting a link to the location of the image because the image so large, it goes way out of the forum's margins.
The lump doesn't seem to have grown or gotten smaller, but this all seemed to come to a head when the lump appeared. We don't own any other snakes nor come in contact with them or people who own them, so I'm not sure whether or not it could be crypto.
The biggest problem in this whole situation is that I can't even take him to a reptile vet to have him checked out. We simply do not have the funds to go to one, given their costs and the location of the nearest ones (we live in the middle of nowhere).
I'm looking for advice because I do not know what to do. I want to do whatever the precisely best thing is within my limitations. I do not want to be a bad owner. I understand that I shouldn't have this snake if I can't afford his medical care, and I would be absolutely willing to give him up so that he can get proper medical care if that is what is necessary. I just want to do the right thing.
Since the day we got him, he would jump on anything you put in his feeding box the moment you put it in there. Never had any problems with health issues or anything like that, and he always ate just fine. Now, he wont even stop and smell food or acknowledge that it's there. It doesn't matter if I cut it open. He isn't even interested if I dangle it in his face with tongs. He is no longer interested in food.
About 2 weeks ago, I noticed a lump in his abdomen. We took this image about a week ago.
http://raynes.me/hfiles/lump.jpg
I'm posting a link to the location of the image because the image so large, it goes way out of the forum's margins.
The lump doesn't seem to have grown or gotten smaller, but this all seemed to come to a head when the lump appeared. We don't own any other snakes nor come in contact with them or people who own them, so I'm not sure whether or not it could be crypto.
The biggest problem in this whole situation is that I can't even take him to a reptile vet to have him checked out. We simply do not have the funds to go to one, given their costs and the location of the nearest ones (we live in the middle of nowhere).
I'm looking for advice because I do not know what to do. I want to do whatever the precisely best thing is within my limitations. I do not want to be a bad owner. I understand that I shouldn't have this snake if I can't afford his medical care, and I would be absolutely willing to give him up so that he can get proper medical care if that is what is necessary. I just want to do the right thing.