Rescued pinny - Page 2

Will0W783 · 06-20-11, 08:19 PM

You pick up bits and pieces of herp lingo as you go. Kinda like LOL-speak..but with scales!

stephanbakir · 06-20-11, 08:21 PM

I finally got the hang of LOL speak after 10 years of being a gamer, then I quit gaming and I'm years behind on herp lingo:P

Rog · 06-20-11, 10:23 PM

My rescued ball spent his first two weeks sunning and hanging out. After he started to become more healthy, his behavior became more normalized. He now loves his hides. We figured out that he likes hides with bottoms. His hides are Tupperware, upside down, with a hole cut in the side. So don't Freek when he decides to hide for a couple of days. Good luck!

Ch^4 · 06-21-11, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by stephanbakir

QT? only thing I know referred to as QT is QT asin QTpie:P

Sorry, I was at work and trying to be quick, hence the pseudo-acronym that is commonly used on this forum!

Ch^4 · 06-24-11, 05:36 PM

Well, 6 days of being in our care and look at that eye! I can't take all the credit; one of my friends is an experienced herp vet (out of state) and I sent pictures for a second opinion. He gave me some advice and I'm seeing major improvements after just a couple days of trying his method out!

Some new pics for comparison. And the tool I rescued this beauty from said that s/he was a VERY PICKY eater and would NEVER eat anything but live. I beg to differ...I didn't even have to try and he instantly snatched up that F/T jumbo mouse (phone pic)! I'll get him on rats once he's an established eater.

Thanks for your support!

TeaNinja · 06-24-11, 05:39 PM

nice

he's starting to look better already. and grats on the f/t switch, always nice when they just take to it.

Jay · 06-24-11, 05:42 PM

WOW Fire Roasted Smokey Applewood Salmon 2/$6
On a serious note his eye is healing quite well what did your friend recommend?

Ch^4 · 06-24-11, 05:51 PM

@ Zak: Thanks! Very true, only a couple of my BPs were/are really stubborn with the switch.

@ Jay: He recommended a triple antibiotic opthalmic applied sparingly. He is an experienced DVM and also told me that the other treatment (diluted Betadine compress) could burn if there was any viable cornea left. I'm very glad I received a second opinion, because the former treatment was obviously inferior to the latter. Not to mention that it might have caused the little guy pain

Thanks!

NennaMeerkat · 06-24-11, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jay0133

WOW Fire Roasted Smokey Applewood Salmon 2/$6
On a serious note his eye is healing quite well what did your friend recommend?

You noticed that too?!?!? Wish we had deals like that around here. LOL

As for your snake...I was so sure that eye was gone. The eye looked collapsed as if gone. Now I see it all "puffy" like it should be and it just looks great. What was the technique? Not that I hope to ever use it mind you, just curious.

Also *slaps tool of a former owner* If he didn't want to use f/t then at least he could have used fresh killed or stunned! I myself don't really like using f/t but I understand the need to do so (especially after seeing this!).

ilovemypets1988 · 06-25-11, 08:16 AM

bad looking eye in the first set of pics, then quite some progress in the second set, may i ask what sort of set up you have for chigo (just curious lol).

well done for the rescue, personally i wouldve thumpt him but i dont know the bloke so cant really say if he would be likely to use his "heat"

Ch^4 · 06-25-11, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by NennaMeerkat

As for your snake...I was so sure that eye was gone. The eye looked collapsed as if gone. Now I see it all "puffy" like it should be and it just looks great. What was the technique? Not that I hope to ever use it mind you, just curious.

It is looking much better. I started with a warm, diluted Betadine compress (i.e., wet gauze and light pressing for ~15 minutes per day). After I received differing advice from the other vet, I applied **sparingly** the triple antibiotic opthalmic once a day (i.e., using a dab on my fingertip).

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Originally Posted by ilovemypets1988

bad looking eye in the first set of pics, then quite some progress in the second set, may i ask what sort of set up you have for chigo (just curious lol).

well done for the rescue, personally i wouldve thumpt him but i dont know the bloke so cant really say if he would be likely to use his "heat"

He is in quarantine right now, so his setup isn't spectacular, but it gets the job done. A 10-gallon tank with regulated heating and controlled humidity (I needed to keep the humidity up for that eye). All my other snakes are in either plastic vivs (like boaphiles) or rack/tub systems.

Thanks for the comments everyone!

Coffee Black · 06-25-11, 01:32 PM

Thats awesome. Great work getting that eye healing.

Ch^4 · 06-25-11, 01:51 PM

Thanks! It looks so much better and my buddy thinks it might actually survive!

ilovemypets1988 · 06-25-11, 03:55 PM

the reason for me asking about the setup is;

i was just wondering if u were using the following due to the eye problem:
hides and paper towels (apart from the obvious heat and so on)

or if you used some decorations.

as i would think that using decoration (no matter how soft) would irritate the eye and inevitably make it worse due to the rubbing of it through exploration.

Dehlida · 06-25-11, 04:18 PM

I got in a snake with eyes looking extremely similar to the one above. We gave him extremely high humidity and frequent soaks. Within a couple sheds he was looking much much better.