Ooohh...that looks strange =(

[Elliot]

Well Mexico is technally part of North America. lol

[enigma200316]

well that one went over the head,under the feet, and right out the front door..... ....I was talking about TEQUILA with Worm in it!!!!!!

[adamanteus]

well that one went over the head,under the feet, and right out the front door..... ....I was talking about TEQUILA with Worm in it!!!!!!

Of course! Please excuse me, I forgot to mention that I'm totally stupid!!

[enigma200316]

thats totally ko derf...(thats ok fred, just a stupid joke)......
anyway we all have are moments..........

[DEKAN]

So he said that is a kind of worm that grows under the skin it's an Macdonaldius spp. and that could be more in her...but she could be dewormed.

Any ideas what could I get to feed my snake, I'm little afraid that the stitches get loose if I offer her a big piece of meat or something.

Thanx for your help

[adamanteus]

Yeah, I agree, small food items would be best for now. Can you get trout for human consumption from the supermarket, and cut it up small? Or try scenting pinkies with fish?

[DEKAN]

Ok...nice idea, I'll try the trout, if don't then I'll try the pinkies...all my family is against that but...it's my snake

[joeysgreen]

Nutritional defiencies from frozen fish might be from feeding frozen fish parts, as opposed to the entire fish, like a minnow. This would explain how some people have done well on this diet, while apparently others have had disasterous consequences. Even so, for the poster deciding if to through out the frozen minnows, don't worry about it. Defiencies are not obtain from a few meals. They are a result of a lack in the overall diet. Therefore even if you decide to no longer use frozen fish to avoid this problem, a few meals spread out will not contribute to a problem.

That is a cool worm, I've only read about them. For other's interested, it is a nematode, but not the typical roundworm found in the gut. These adults live in the vascular system near the heart. Offspring are in the form of microfiliaria, or microscopic worms that swim around the blood. They must be transmitted via mosquito or tick (mites too?) prior to becoming sexually mature. Now what I find interesting is that this was found externally. Was this a migrant that left the large vessels? Was a blood sample taken to look for microfilaria? Chemotherapuetics havn't proven very beneficial, however if vectors of infection are eliminated then the snake cannot get any more worms; the remaining problem being any adults it already still has.

I love this stuff.. so glad your snake has done well

Ian

[Josh]

Now when you say trout do you mean like normal trout?

[Elliot]

Like the rainbows and brookies and browns you can catch up there will work.