Baby escaped and cat got to it

[guidofatherof5]

hope your snake dosnt get hurt or out anymore...maybe keep the tank in a designated non-cat room?

A designer non-cat house would be better.

[mustang]

A designer non-cat house would be better.

ya who needs cats anyways snakes get more and better chicks than cats anyways

[vanillacokeit]

Well I just got back and the baby still seems to be okay. Alert and moving around. Unfortunately I rent a single room in a house so I don't have any other room I could put the snakes in. My bedroom is my office is my snake room. The cat belongs to the house not to me. And I'm a straight married female so I don't really need to worry about getting chicks with my snakes. I just love snakes.

[Selkielass]

I'm glad it seems to be doing well so far! Please keep us posted on how things progress.
My thoughts are with you.

[kibakiba]

Glad to hear your snake is doing okay, hopefully (s)he'll heal up quickly

[vanillacokeit]

Well about to go to bed and it is still alive. Tomorrow the little guy will be moved and I'll let you know how it goes and if I see any more wounds.

[Tyrel26]

update?

[vanillacokeit]

It is still alive. It did end up having a puncture but it seems to be doing okay. I have fed it twice now and it seems to digest fine. Tip of the tail looks like it might fall off and the last 1/4 of the body seems to be paralyzed. I am hoping it is temporary but either way the little Miracle (its new name) seems to want to live through this.

[Tyrel26]

any chance of getting a pic of the part of the body that is paralyzed? It could be a sprain of some sort or even a little break. Is there any discoloration at the area at with the paralysis starts? Slight dark band maybe? Does the paralysis start before or after the vent?

Meals that are easily digested may be a good idea for now as well, worms are the fastest, then fish. Pinkies are better but they take longer to digest, so maybe fish and or worm every other day.


If the little guy is feeding and otherwise acting normal, it should be ok. It seems you are taking great care of him, continue as you are and im sure the lil guy will be fine.

Good luck!

[vanillacokeit]

It starts before the vent. I have been giving it worms because it doesn't need to be caught. I offered it a fish yesterday but it hasn't eaten it yet. I don't see any discoloration just what seems like upturned scales and a cut/puncture (not sure which). The little one is so small and shy that it is really hard to tell. I will try my best to get a picture.