Malaysian Blood for a first pet snake?

marvelfreak · 04-26-12, 06:39 PM

Got my first Blood 18 years ago. Unlike the rest of you i didn't have such luck with my first three Bloods. My first Blood was a Malaysian. She was my third snake. Also had a Ball and Boa before that. Had it about two months when it got pneumonia. I had to give it one shot every day. One day i didn't feel like waiting for my wife to get home and help. So i gave it a shot by myself and she jerk and i puncture her lung i believe. The vet was close and there was nothing i could do to help her. I just held her in my hands and cry while she took her last few breath. Even if the vet had been open she would have been dead before i drove half way there.

My second Blood was three years later. Had it a few months when it was stolen along with my first BRB, JCP, and Yellow Anaconda. I had went out of town for the weekend to come home and fine them gone. Always believed it was the guy i bought the Yellow from.

Year later i got my third one. It die when i was at work and my air went out and the temp in my trailer hit well over a 100 degrees. Poor guy was cooked. After that I wait 8 years before even think of giving a Blood another try.

CDN_Blood · 04-27-12, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by marvelfreak

Got my first Blood 18 years ago. Unlike the rest of you i didn't have such luck with my first three Bloods. My first Blood was a Malaysian. She was my third snake. Also had a Ball and Boa before that. Had it about two months when it got pneumonia. I had to give it one shot every day. One day i didn't feel like waiting for my wife to get home and help. So i gave it a shot by myself and she jerk and i puncture her lung i believe. The vet was close and there was nothing i could do to help her. I just held her in my hands and cry while she took her last few breath. Even if the vet had been open she would have been dead before i drove half way there.

My second Blood was three years later. Had it a few months when it was stolen along with my first BRB, JCP, and Yellow Anaconda. I had went out of town for the weekend to come home and fine them gone. Always believed it was the guy i bought the Yellow from.

Year later i got my third one. It die when i was at work and my air went out and the temp in my trailer hit well over a 100 degrees. Poor guy was cooked. After that I wait 8 years before even think of giving a Blood another try.

Good heavens, Chuck! Now you know that shots should always be administered in the posterior section of the snake, but that's a hell of a way to find out

We're gonna make sure you're armed with everything you need to know this time around. There are some pretty good Blood keepers frequenting this place, so you're bound to pick up a few tricks

jheane14 · 04-27-12, 05:15 AM

tnx guys,
i'll post a pic after he finished shedding. btw i'm also a inverts collector for the past 4 yrs i tried to apply the knowledge i gain from inverts to snake but damn.. it was way way to different.. i've been watching video clips for caresheets, etc about snakes for a month. but gaining one and taking care of it is also way to different and yet very exciting too. hope my first attempt on this will end well.. =))

marvelfreak · 04-27-12, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CDN_Blood

Good heavens, Chuck! Now you know that shots should always be administered in the posterior section of the snake, but that's a hell of a way to find out

We're gonna make sure you're armed with everything you need to know this time around. There are some pretty good Blood keepers frequenting this place, so you're bound to pick up a few tricks

I had been giving the shots just like the vet had showed me in the same area each day. But that day without someone to help hold her still while i gave it to her when she jerk she moved almost 5 inches and jammed the needle right in her own side. I always thought it puncher her lung because it got harder and harder for her to breath. It was when i felt air coming out of her side when she would exhale that i new she was going to die.

One thing that has really help is having the internet it make finding good information and help a lot easier.

marvelfreak · 04-27-12, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by CDN_Blood

Good heavens, Chuck! Now you know that shots should always be administered in the posterior section of the snake, but that's a hell of a way to find out

We're gonna make sure you're armed with everything you need to know this time around. There are some pretty good Blood keepers frequenting this place, so you're bound to pick up a few tricks

I had been giving the shots just like the vet had showed me in the same area each day. But that day without someone to help hold her still while i gave it to her when she jerk she moved almost 5 inches and jammed the needle right in her own side. I always thought it puncher her lung because it got harder and harder for her to breath. It was when i felt air coming out of her side when she would exhale that i new she was going to die.

One thing that has really help is having the internet it make finding good information and help a lot easier.

jheane14 very nice looking Blood. About how big is it?

jheane14 · 05-01-12, 09:05 PM

hi guys, just a question again. i mention in my prev post that brad is on pre shed since i saw him with a cloudy skin and blue eyes. but this morning i saw him with completely no cloudy skin and blue eyes and i thought he was just finished shedding but when i check his tub i couldn't find any skin. Is this normal?