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[PINJOHN]

very much enjoyed the latest update Chantel i agree with Steve it is nice to put a face to a name/post, it makes me feel a little guilty never having done so, if ether of my daughters spot your blue nail varnish i am sure i will be seeing more of it at home.
the snakes looked great roll on the next report.

[kibakiba]

Haha, I mixed two of my blue nail polishes together to make it. One was the perfect colour (very dark sky blue), but too sparkly and the other was too bright and too flat, so now I have two balanced out colours. I love blues.

[kibakiba]

Poor Ember has a mouth infection. I noticed some swelling a week ago, but he was just about to shed so I decided to wait until the skin came off. Once it did, the swelling seemed to go away. Two days ago, I noticed it coming back. There isn't any discolouration, like there was with Thumbelina and Squirt's infections. He was good with his first medicine application yesterday, but today he was pissy. He's usually a big, lovable and floppy snake but today he clung to me, hissed and bit me. I don't blame him... I hate medicine, too.

[guidofatherof5]

Hope it clears up soon.
Keep us posted.

[ConcinusMan]

Sorry to hear that. You know what to do. Start treating it right away, be persistent, and don't stop too early. Keep it up for a week or so after it seems to be healed.

You really gotta do what you can to prevent this. It's most likely a food fight injury. This can happen even after they ate and you put them back together. I know, it's a pain in the... and even doing everything I can, it still happens sometimes to my snakes too. Check their mouths often. The earlier you notice it and treat it, the better the outcome. Good luck.

[Sonya610]

Chantel here is an evil tip; if your mom gives you a hard time about your reptiles......

Casually mention you were at the store today, and the lady behind you had a baby...not just "a" baby...but the most adorable baby ever in a stroller! Smiling and giggling and just so adorable you can't get it out of your mind! You never before realized just how cute babies were and you keep thinking about it!

I am guessing your mom will take a different view regarding your reptiles. : )

[kibakiba]

Well, Sonya... My mom knows I don't like kids. There's room for that in the future, but she also knows my boyfriend and I agreed, no talking about children until I'm 25... Which is fast approaching.. But I have no patience.

Richard, I monitor them closely when they're eating. I've never seen Ember bite, or be bitten. I also keep a close eye on them for up to an hour after feeding to make sure someones not being stupid. These guys act like I starve them if I don't give them a pinky every day, and I don't. Two pinkies a week seems like more than enough for Snap and Ember, though they are almost so big that it seems like I'll be needing to feed them more soon...

[ConcinusMan]

Well I know what you mean. When a snake thinks with his mouth all the time, and isn't afraid to use it, any number of things can go wrong. The inside of their mouths, their teeth, and their "lips" are actually quite delicate. I'm sure if you treat this for a couple of weeks with the medicine I sent, and keep it clean, he'll be fine.

It did work OK for you other snakes? They're all healed up?

And yeah, Ember and Snap look to me like two pinky per meal size now. Or if you think they can handle a fuzzy, maybe they're getting there now. It's in their genes to get really big you know. Look at their mom. Nearly 4 feet and she can take down two adult mice or a rat fuzzies in one meal, no problem!

[kibakiba]

Yeah, but now we have other issues with the other one that got treated, Squirt... She hates me with a burning passion now. Thumbelina seems unaffected by the fact I forced her to open her mouth and have medicine on it twice a day. (her mouth healed, but she's stayed calm) She's about as sweet as can be.

I know what you mean about thinking with their mouths, Mama has been voracious lately. She'll bite anything and everything if I even bring food out. Poor Snakey has been bitten by her when she starts eating, but luckily there's been no injuries.. I let him slither around in my shirt while I'm feeding her.

[ConcinusMan]

I know you see a lot of videos where I'm feeding some snakes together but I know who the trouble makers are and I move them to a tub first.