Sort of a rescue ...

Charis · 11-30-13, 09:14 PM

Went to Montana to be with my husband's family for a few days and his best friend talked him into taking his neighbor's BP that the neighbor wanted to get rid of.
I just don't get people! We did come home with that BP and he's a bit rough. Guy had him on a mix of sand and gravel! It is supposed to be at least three years old but is about the size of a six month old or yearling. He's a little skinny, for his length but not starved looking or anything. No surprise he's got some stuck shed, somewhat surprising that it looks like only one shed and no retained eye caps. He's getting a sauna at the moment.

Neither of us are big BP fans, so we will probably keep him a few months, make sure he's eating, try to get some weight on him and make sure he's healthy and then try and find him a good home. Been saying "he" but no idea of the gender so far.
Sounded like he was eating fairly well for the guy and that he wasn't being short changed on feeding, so I'm not sure why he's kind of stunted size wise. Do you guys think he will stay really small if we get him eating well and he's otherwise healthy or do you think he will get closer to the usual size for a BP of a similar age eventually?

wrecker45 · 11-30-13, 09:21 PM

Good on you for giving/getting him a good home.

sharthun · 11-30-13, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by wrecker45

Good on you for giving/getting him a good home.

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Charis · 12-01-13, 12:04 AM

Yikes! I just weighed the poor thing and it is 244 grams! I revise that, maybe the old owner was starving it.

Mellik's mamma · 12-01-13, 01:59 PM

thank you for being a good person. i have no idea, but would hope "he" would grow. i don't know if there is a time limit for snakes when it comes to growing (like humans). to me, if he is taken care of by you, he should grown at least a little? i am not an expert though

again, thanks so much for helping. he looks happy and relieved!!

Jim Smith · 12-01-13, 02:02 PM

No "sort of" about it. That was a rescue plane and simple. That poor snake is lucky that you and your husband were willing to take it to finally give it the good home it deserves. Good on ya!

Jim Smith

Hurrok · 12-02-13, 01:08 PM

Holy crap, only 244 grams? Yikes

Sounds like this guy ate once a month....horrible. He should be closer to 1,000 grams by that age. Get him on rats asap and get him on a good feeding schedule. It will take time but he will eventually fill out and be a healthy boy. He looks okay besides the stuck shed though. It's great to see someone taking action in a situation like this

Charis · 12-02-13, 08:29 PM

Yay! He ate today and has a nice little bump in his belly!

wrecker45 · 12-02-13, 08:49 PM

Good to hear. I think you are going to get attached and live happy ever after.

Charis · 12-13-13, 04:25 PM

Got the little one out today for a weigh on an empty stomach and some pictures, the pictures didn't turn out too good though. But he's got all the stuck shed off and came in at 255 grams, an 11 gram gain over the day we got him, fairly decent progress there, so I'm happy about that!