Update on my two pound rescues

[jaleely]

Alright! I decided to start a new post..for those of you following the tales of Bitey and Ribs!

Both have finally completed their sheds, with a little help. They both seem to still be a bit dehydrated. I don't know how to make a snake drink...lol just wait it out, and keeping them moist with fresh water. Each snake still has a wrinkle on one eye...in fact both of Ribs' eyes seem to have a wrinkle. I'm assuming deyhdration, and perhaps retained eyecaps...though both snakesn DID shed eyecaps this time.

Ribs ate a nice rat last night...and ate fast! It's quite an improvement from the snake who was so weak, she couldn't even eat a mouse. She's finally looking healthier, and has normal energy.
Bitey looks normal...and bitey *lol* he's such a fuss!

We decided to measure them tonight. As refference, we have Jasper, our 10 year old adopted ball normal.
He is 53inches long, and about 5lbs or so. He looks healthy, and not overweight or fat.

Saphie (Sapphire) our juvenile girl normal ball, is about a year, year and a half years old. She's about a pound, and 32inches.

Bitey is 3 feet and 700grams. You can still feel his ribs, though he is looking good.

Ribs, is 2.2lbs, and four feet...48 inches. You can still see the spine, and completely feel all her ribs. But, she is doing well. She has eaten lots of mice (while she gained energy, and, I think, was healing up from an esophagus tear) and about 5 rats. And has gained weight. I didn't think to weigh her, in the beginning. I guess because I was so horrified at her condition anyway. They have both been shedding and looking horrible since i got them about 3 weeks ago. I've only felt comfortable BEING comfortable around them Now!

So, anyway, all is well. I can't imagine how much Ribs weighed when i got her. Jasper got down a bit in weight since we got him...he was FAT. And this from the people who said he would only eat if you hit him in the nose with food, or forced it on him!
He got sleek, but never skinny. He looks good right now, after a few months not eating, and then having three rats.

Ribs and Bitey are on their way!