ribbon at the rescue

[Loren]

Thamnophis proximus orarius.

I agree. Gulf coast sub-species of western ribbon. Mine looks just like that, right down to the golden color.

[Elliot]

Rhea, my ribbons will take mice just fine, so yours probably will too. You'll just have to scent the mouse the first few times, and then it'll be fine.

[Loren]

I feed mine thawed large pinkies/peach fuzzies scented with guppy. Hi has taken them without(hesitantly), but I have to get guppies out for a couple other snakes anyways so I just give the mouse's head a quick rub and he takes it real good.
I keep guppies in the freezer, 2 or 3 per ice cube in a tray- very convieniant for scenting.

[jeanette]

And are you sure it's a kink? It looks like a cut or something got infected.

i have to agree, it does look like an old injury gone bad, if you decide to keep it, it will be worth a trip to the vets to make sure thats not an abcess affecting its spine

[Lori P]

I wish I was closer to you Rhea, I'd love to help. I hope this one does well, she has a nice face. Keep us posted!!

[drache]

Lori
I'm fostering the ribbon from the rescue
it looks just like the one in the photo from this thread
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/gene...07-08-duw.html except it's got an old spinal injury
here - look (I still can't get the colours to come out quite right)



I'd be just happy as pie to tell Sean I got it adopted out
I bet he'd give you a break on the adoption fee
of course I'd get her all healthy and fed first - she's a lovely snake

[GarterGirl]

Its really pretty. I've been calling it Blueberry.
At the pet shop, it kept on getting squished by this big Ball Python.

[Lori P]

Rhea, I would really, really consider adopting Blueberry but at the same time I feel like I am not deserving of a new snake until I find Squiggles. :-(

[drache]

oh Lori
I know what you mean
not to give you false hope or anything, but I cannot imagine Squiggles not turning up again
even if she doesn't, you still deserve another snake, particularly since you're just having a very painful lesson that's turning you into a more careful snake owner
most of us have lost snakes, and I've committed much graver sins

in any case, Blueberry seems happy in her new environs, generally not hiding, but observing her surroundings curously, unfazed by cats hanging out on or around her tank