New snake Tuesday... Gone wrong.(kinda long)

Sublimeballs · 04-20-14, 07:47 PM

Ok.. Where to begin. Some of you will remember I got a pure "jampea" male a few months ago to breed to my female pure jamp in the future. Well, he was a pure kayuadi not a jamp (very similar looking, the islands they come from you can see one while on the other. And the scale count is the same as both are B. R. jampeanus). After I figured out he was a kaydu I started my search again(I sold the kayuadi to a freind after quarentine).

I found a 12 foot 25lb sometimes aggressive male, and an 8 foot 10lbs male that is clam. I whent with the the smaller male because he's more appropriately sized, as my female is on the smaller side considering her genetics(found out during my search she was produced by Jason gaspar, not Bob Clark who I got her from). After a long wait for better conditions I got him in last Tuesday.

I noticed after he was in his cage for a bit that he had some swollen scales. Turns out he has a 12 or so inch burn on his belly. I got ahold of the guy and told asked him about the burn. He told me he didn't know about the burn. The male had been in a friend of his possession for a couple days(he had mentioned this to me previously), and that's where this must have happend and he didn't notice bagging him up. I took him to my vet ASAP and he's now on anti biotics, and getting silver sulfadiazine on the wound. The seller has reimbursed me for vet bills more then what we agreed on, and has promised money back if he were to die(the burn doesnt seem that deep so be should be fine) so atleast hes trying to make things right.

So that's where I'm at; treating an unhappy(turned out to be 9' 15lbs) retic trying my hardest not to stress him. Wish him luck for a speedy recovery.

jpsteele80 · 04-20-14, 07:54 PM

At least he is being a decent guy and has reimbursed you for the vet bills, hope everything turns out ok for you.

Theweinz · 04-20-14, 08:09 PM

He should be fine. So glad to hear the seller is paying the vet bills. He should have noticed such a thing, but it guess it can happen. Good luck with your breeding plans, should produce some beautiful relics.

sharthun · 04-20-14, 08:46 PM

Darn it's never easy! It's good that the seller stepped up at least. Good luck with rehab!

Sublimeballs · 04-20-14, 09:32 PM

Thanks for the kind words everyone. I feel bad having to mess with him so much since he just got here. Considering the circumstances he's been a perfect snake about all the treatments. A little huffy and puffy but that's it. But it makes you a bit nervous around an unfamiliar snake that big and fast.

dave himself · 04-21-14, 02:46 AM

It's good to hear of a seller stepping up and helping out. Good luck with your new boy and keep us posted on how he's getting on

**Tsubaki** · 04-21-14, 04:16 AM

I hope he recovers soon, snakes can be such a tricky business at times.

Sublimeballs · 04-24-14, 07:05 PM

Little update. The sulfadiazine has been working great, he just shed and the wound appears to be healing quicker then I expected. 2 more shots to go. Best of all he's been an absolute pleasure to work with. He's handled everything really well, glad he didn't make things harder then they had to be.

sharthun · 04-24-14, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Sublimeballs

Little update. The sulfadiazine has been working great, he just shed and the wound appears to be healing quicker then I expected. 2 more shots to go. Best of all he's been an absolute pleasure to work with. He's handled everything really well, glad he didn't make things harder then they had to be.

Awesome news Sub!

jpsteele80 · 04-24-14, 08:08 PM

That's awesome, glad it's working and he is getting better

Sublimeballs · 04-24-14, 08:30 PM

Thanks guys. I whish I'd have gotten pics to make a "how to treat burns" thread but I just don't want to stress him anymore then possible. Ill update again soon.

dave himself · 04-24-14, 09:31 PM

Glad to hear he's getting better, and thanks for the update mate

Teal · 04-25-14, 10:25 PM

So glad to hear he is improving, and being a decent lad in the process! I can't wait to see pictures once he's all healed up and settled.

Sublimeballs · 04-25-14, 11:03 PM

Will do. He's coming along nicley, it's not as bad of a burn as I had previously feared. I'm glad he's a good snake, I was expecting something unpredictable. He's got a good home for the rest of his life now. I tried snaping some pics of my other tics but I'm not happy with how they turned out. Just don't do them justice.

Well this close up of a kalatoa is pretty cool.

dave himself · 04-26-14, 12:54 AM

Love the pic mate his eyes are stunning. And thanks for the updates keep them coming