Aaaaargh--- so that others may learn

[drache]

Lori - that's great news
you must be so relieved

[Lori P]

Thank you all so much! Wayne, I'm busy looking in my sofa cushions for your lost snakes and money... hmmm, no luck so far... do you really have 4 lost snakes?? Omg, I'd be in the looney bin by now!!! I'm really hoping all of you with missing snakes find them. This just makes me nuts.

Here is what she looked like... I snapped these before going to the vet this morning. See why I was so worried?! She looks a little better tonite, she's had another long warm wet soak.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

that appears to be scale damage from being stuck in something and just barely being able to squeeze out. I've had three snakes get injured from being stuck somewhere somehow, including my very first, Bandit, aout 2 months ago I found him stuck trying to squeeze through his door.... and that is exactly what the scales affected looked like, it looks like she was REALLY stuck... oh poor girl!!! she's probably really sore... blow her a kiss for me!!!

[Snake lover 3-25]

wow scary!!!! i can def. see why you were worried!!!!

[Lori P]

Oh gosh... my poor girl!!!! I wonder just what she's been thru the last few weeks... thanks, Shannon. She is back in her tank with just the night heat lamp on and I have most of the tank covered. I figure lots of warmth, humidity, and darkness are best for her right now.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

no problem,

If you're going to feed her, i would recommend using pinkies so that her body doesn't have to stretch out, since she's probably bruised a good bit from whatever she went through I am sure being distended would hurt!!!

[Lori P]

Well, and she's also in the middle of a shed (a very, very bad shed!!!) so I don't think she'll be wanting to eat for a bit. But very good suggestion, I'll start with pinkies when she's ready. Thanks!!!

[jitami]

Oh, poor baby girl! So glad her vet visit went well Lori. More good thoughts headed her way...

[drache]

boy, she does look pretty beat up
she'll probably shed again soon after this one
good thing she turned up

[infernalis]

[quote=Lori] I'm busy looking in my sofa cushions for your lost snakes and money... hmmm, no luck so far... do you really have 4 lost snakes?? [quote]

Lori, those are all "wish I had" snakes, I threw in the sack of 20's to confirm that I was being rather silly at the moment.


As for Esme, I agree with Shannon, Our Pueblan escaped once last year, he forced his way through a large wood cover made from 3/4 inch wood and VERY heavy, he raked scales down his back and his belly in a very similar fashion getting out.