My injured snake..

[Hankj]

Okay. But its okay to have the fish over night in her water bowl?

And yes she flicks her tongue a lot.

[guidofatherof5]

Tongue flicking is a very good sign. That's great.
Fish overnight shouldn't be a problem.
Can you get a weight on her? If so, you can track it to see if she starts losing too much.
You may be forced to assist feed her.
I'm very encouraged to hear about the tongue flicking. I think that's a good sign that there wasn't any/too much brain damage.
Have you seen her open her mouth(yawn). This would be great also. This might be a sign that her jaw structure is working.
Please keep in mind I am not a Vet. but only a concerned laymen with what I see as commonsense observations and advice.

[Hankj]

I have seen her yawn several times. The opening of her mouth was kind of slow and at one session of yawning I noticed her right side was opening slower than her right side.

A very old sounding man from the vet called me back, he was kind of hard to understand but told me if I brought her in they might put her on some medication (topical or injection) and check for parasites and show me how to force feed her. Told me I might be running in the price range of $150-200. I don't know if I can spend that much money on her sadly.

[guidofatherof5]

I have seen her yawn several times. The opening of her mouth was kind of slow and at one session of yawning I noticed her right side was opening faster than her right side.

A very old sounding man from the vet called me back, he was kind of hard to understand but told me if I brought her in they might put her on some medication (topical or injection) and check for parasites and show me how to force feed her. Told me I might be running in the price range of $150-200. I don't know if I can spend that much money on her sadly.

Totally understandable.
Not sure if the parasite check is needed at this point, you have more pressing issues.
You might call the guy back and see what they might charge just for an evaluation of her injuries.
Keep up the good work on her behalf.
Any name yet? If not, I understand.

[Hankj]

An exam is $45, without the fecal exam he mentioned.. yet I don't know how you can do a fecal exam if she isn't eating but I didn't push it..

I have not named her I imagine I'll name her the first day she eats =).

Do you think I could write the doctor a sob letter explaining the situation and see if I can get him to see her for free. Tell him how I rescued her and am only in high school, attending college next year?

[gregmonsta]

It's worth a try. It's without a doubt that the damage is quite extensive. I have a feeling that a lot of vets would possibly consider this a dead end.
I don't like how they're instantly considering forcefeeding. Forcefeeding is very stressful and could potentially aggravate this injury.
Perservere with her a while longer. You're providing her with the best environment for recovery. Keep offering food. I'll be crossing my fingers for her

[guidofatherof5]

An exam is $45, without the fecal exam he mentioned.. yet I don't know how you can do a fecal exam if she isn't eating but I didn't push it..

I have not named her I imagine I'll name her the first day she eats =).

Do you think I could write the doctor a sob letter explaining the situation and see if I can get him to see her for free. Tell him how I rescued her and am only in high school, attending college next year?

I'll send $20 for her.
It would be my honor to help.
She's a good investment.

[Hankj]

The vet isn't hurting for money by any means, it's been there for ever and is kind of fancy looking from the outside. I was reading some reviews on the doctor and one said he didn't seem to care as much, kind of sarcastic and doesn't look like he wants to be there, but was a great doctor so idk how much the sob letter will do. I'll try it though and if they don't drop the price I'll fork up the money and that would be very appreciated guidofatherof5, I'll make sure to show a receipt as proof.

The man I talked to was referred to as a "technician" and not the vet. He was saying we might need to force feed because her bio clock might be a little off because she came out of brumation early.

Today I am very optimistic about her because she is so active I think = ), but this is just a feeling I have.

[guidofatherof5]

It'll go out in the mail on Tuesday.
Thanks for letting me help.

[Hankj]

Hehe you're welcome .

It looks like with the lamp and the heat pad it gets to about 90 degrees in the hot spot. Is this too hot? My substrate is just an ecocarpet.