Charles Gave My Mom A "Present" :D

[J@50n]

I was so happy today the Vet told me they could De-Worm Char for really cheap XD All I had to do was weigh him on a Kitchen Scale!

So I get him all out of his tank and ready to be weighed and I weighed him, all went well.

I took him off the scale and he was slithering all through my hands as happy as a snake :p ... But he stops. And all of the sudden out come a huge "present" all over the kitchen scale and the counter :D my Mom... Was speechless...

IT WAS GREAT :D:D

[ConcinusMan]

How many grams?

[guidofatherof5]

I woud have loved to have seen your mom's face.:D Priceless.

[J@50n]

How many grams?

30

I'm going to the Vet today, my local pet store recommended Panacur and they said they (My vet) would sell it to me for Char.

[jitami]

LOL Reminds me of cutting night crawlers on our kitchen bar while the kids were sitting right in front of me eating breakfast. I ended up getting sprayed with worm goo and the kids thought it was hilarious.... :rolleyes:

[ConcinusMan]

30

I'm going to the Vet today, my local pet store recommended Panacur and they said they (My vet) would sell it to me for Char.

If only it were that easy around here. Vets won't do a dang thing without seeing the animal. This can run anywhere from $50 - $65 plus the cost of lab work for the fecal float which will suck your bank account dry. Not only that, if it's a garter snake, they can't see or treat it in the first place just because with the way the State law works, it's native wildlife. Doesn't seem to matter if it's a species/ssp. that occurs here or not.

All serious herpers/ keepers of WC snakes around here do it themselves. We have no other choice. Just as well I suppose. Saving a ton of money by doing so. Cost me less than $6 to treat all my WC snakes and I still have meds left over for any new arrivals that might come.

[J@50n]

If only it were that easy around here. Vets won't do a dang thing without seeing the animal. This can run anywhere from $50 - $65 plus the cost of lab work for the fecal float which will suck your bank account dry. Not only that, if it's a garter snake, they can't see or treat it in the first place just because with the way the State law works, it's native wildlife. Doesn't seem to matter if it's a species/ssp. that occurs here or not.

All serious herpers/ keepers of WC snakes around here do it themselves. We have no other choice. Just as well I suppose. Saving a ton of money by doing so. Cost me less than $6 to treat all my WC snakes and I still have meds left over for any new arrivals that might come.

I'm good friends with the Vet's daughter and I talked with the vet and got Panacur today... Total cost for 3 syringes filled with the correct amount: $2.24!!! I think the syringes cost more than that haha!!:D

[RedSidedSPR]

Something about this just doesn't seem fair... :p

[J@50n]

So tell me... How in the world am I supposed to get this into his mouth? It's liquid form of course... But... How do I get his mouth to open and how to I go about forcing it down his throat?

[RedSidedSPR]

No idea. :rolleyes:

[Mrs N1ntndo]

Ask Steve he might know.

[jitami]

Sorry I don't remember, but is Char eating pinkies? Frozen/Thawed fish? You may be able to put the panacur in the prey item and simply feed it to him that way...

[Didymus20X6]

So tell me... How in the world am I supposed to get this into his mouth? It's liquid form of course... But... How do I get his mouth to open and how to I go about forcing it down his throat?
Here's an idea: put the liquid inside something the snake is going to eat. Use a hypodermic needle, or an eye dropper. Put the dose into a pinky, or a piece of fish, something you're sure the snake will eat, and let him go to town.

[RedSidedSPR]

Prolly wont work with worms...

[J@50n]

I talked with Steve, he told me to just use a small syringe, so off to Wal-mart I go :P

[jitami]

I think this forum should get a kick back from Walmart <gg>

[RedSidedSPR]

Yeah, really. :D Half their business is thanks to this site. :D:D

[Mommy2many]

Filling a pinky would be the easiest way.
Good luck!

[RedSidedSPR]

So far his snake doesn't eat pinkies or fish. Just toads (no more though) and worms. That'll make it hard.

Now it will be easy Jason. Cut up the fish, and the worms, and put them in a dish. The overwhelming smell of worms, will completely cover the smell of fish. Get him on fish, or pinkies, and it'll be much easier.

[kibakiba]

Fish is almost always stronger than worms, no matter what you do.

[RedSidedSPR]

Not when cut up. The worms are moving, which attracts the snakes, the guts are everywhere, smothering the fish. The smell itself is stronger with fish, but that's not what i'm getting at. If he eats worms, it'll do like i said.