injury back!!garter snake...

[what7psp]

wow I am very sorry to see that... but it looks like your options are limited. i don't want to come off as harsh and please dont get mad at me, here but when a pet is in need of drastic help you should be willing to walk uphill both ways if you had to, if your dog or cat were hit by a car, you'd rush him to the vet, right? We need to care as much for our small pets as we do for our dogs, cats, and families.

Anyway, if you are (sadly) not willing to take your snake to a vet, your only option is to see if any movement is regained. If not, you need to have him euthanized because that kind of damage is irreversible and the snake will only suffer if you wait for him to die on his own

So sorry to see this is how you came upon us... Nonetheless I am glad you sought *some* kind of help.

I noticed you've got a goldfish in his bowl.... if he gets better, or if you should choose to get another garter, please don't feed goldfish, they are toxic to your snake

Everything else aside....Welcome to the forum and I hope you stick around and get to know some more garters!

i'm 15 and my parents are at work all day...no one would take me to the vet.....i'm usualy home alone.....bisides my grandma....and about the goldfish...there is no other fish in my local pet store exept goldfish....i would order middows or guppies online but i dont know how.....

[what7psp]

Wow... 20 miles is to much to take an animal to?

agian...my parents are at work ALL DAY.....i'm 14!!!

[what7psp]

20 miles is no big deal, even a Cadillac can do it with 10 bucks worth of gas round trip.

I would walk 20 miles to take one of my snakes to the vet.

heck where we live, its nearly 20 miles to the closest grocery store.

no you wont...I'm 14!!!i cant drive A CAR...my parents are at work ALL DAY!!!!

[Hornets23]

I agree, 20 miles is nothing, and the vet is the best chance your snake has in this situation.

[Odie]

Three options.

1. Take it to the vet. I strongly recommend this option.
2. Keep it where it is and see how it develops. If it doesn't get better soon, see alternative 3.
3. Put it out of its misery. Back injuries are serious and its chances aren't good.

I'ed go with this
Hi, from Oregon, What7psp

[Lexa]

Why don't you phone up for a taxi, or take a bus? Seriously, the vet is the best option for your poor little guy.

[Lexa]

Also, for food you can get a fillet of freshwater fish (such as trout) from your local supermarket, and cut that into small strips for your snakey to eat.

[drache]

it's been a long time since I was 14/15 with limited transportation options and I kind of remember how hard that was sometimes
but I lived in a country that has public transportation, so I can't even imagine growing up in a country with no public transportation options and often no sidewalks
still - try to get the snake to the vet somehow, if it's not too late
the fish can be worked out - with some patience you can switch the little guy to frozen/thawed fish fillet

[infernalis]

Good luck hope it works out for you.

[anji1971]

How is your snake doing today? I hope you are lucky and see an improvement.
I can fully comprehend your difficulties with getting the snake to the vet.
I don't know about where you live, but around here, a 20 mile taxi ride is about $50.00. A preliminary vet exam is $60.00, and treatment can be a couple hundred more.
At 14 years of age, I would have had to ask my parents to absorb that cost, and the answer would have been a big, fat, "NO WAY!"
Not to mention that, as a parent, I'd be extremely uncomfortable with my young teen travelling 20 miles on a bus alone. Not nowadays. Too many bad things happen out there for that.
So, yes, I understand. You are not unwilling to take your snake to the vet, you are simply unable. And I've got 20-something years on you, and when my little Dekay's was sick a few months ago, I was also unable to take him to the vet, due to finances and transportation issues. (I don't drive either.)
Only difference is, back then, I don't recall any replies coming my way with an accusing overtone to them, such as a few I've read in this thread. I was offered only advice and condolences. This change in tone bothers me, to say the least........
Best wishes.