Surrenders - Graphic

[sharthun]

Wow big improvement already!

[millertime89]

Glad to see they're doing so much better in your care. Those original pictures are horrible.

[Rattlehead]

Incredible work dude, congratulations!

[reptiledude987]

How long have you had them now?

[Hyokenseisou]

Got them Nov 21, so coming up on 3 weeks here now.

[MM1]

Good thing you did there. Great job. Why the hell do people let their animals get like this? If someone isn't going to a) learn how to care the animal, and b) not put any effort into providing proper conditions nor try to see things from the animal's perspective, then get a damn house plant or maybe a collection of shiny rocks or something. Sorry, those pictures aggravate the hell out of me.

[guyabano]

Sad to see animals in that state, but I am glad that they're in your care now. They're beauties too! Maybe you could toss one my way? hahah

[Hyokenseisou]

@MM1: Hey now... plants have feelings too, they shouldn't be subjected to neglect too! A pet rock is suitable for those kind of people, if that. And I hear ya, when I got them, I was really angry too. The guy said they "needed some TLC" but I never would have imagined they'd be that bad.

Here's an updated pic of the suri! Notice how you can't see it's spine anymore! :P


You can see that little bit of shed still life on teh head/neck area. That was really tough to get off so I just left it. Got most of it off and the important bits like the eyes.

Today's feeding day, so everyone is getting noms. One more happy meal for them and another leap towards a healthy life for them!

[Will0W783]

Wow, those poor sweet snakes.

Thank goodness you got them in time! Kudos for doing such a wonderful job with these two! Keep up the good work; it looks like you'll have some wonderful scaly friends for a long time to come!

[Mikoh4792]

That suriname is beautiful, as are all of them. Glad they are under your care now.

[CosmicOwl]

They're looking a lot better. It's good see them on the road to recovery.

[TurboChris]

Amazing how fast you turned these animals around on the right track! Great work, I find it very inspirational!

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Other than the mouth rot and the severe weight problem. They look to be okay. Both seem alert and active from those pictures.

I would hold off on food for the moment until these mice pass through. You want to make sure their body is working completely fine.

I just realized you were in Alberta. I was going to suggest rat pups (1 maybe 2). I bet they will switch to f/t rats though pretty quick. I would still only feed once every 5 days or so. You don't need to rush them back to size.

^^^^^
this

slow and steady is the way to go mate

that suri is very thin,i would like to starve it's previous owner until they were in the same state


cheers shaun

[Hyokenseisou]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

^^^^^
this

slow and steady is the way to go mate

that suri is very thin,i would like to starve it's previous owner until they were in the same state


cheers shaun

Oh I'm aware. Isn't my first rodeo.
Nov 21 3 mice (about 15-20g each)
Nov 30 med rat
Dec 6 lg
Dec 12 lg
And the med and lg rats are on the smaller end of the scale for the sizes, so they're not full blown typical 200g (med) and 300g (lgs). They're more like 80-90g md and 130-150g lg's (aka a large small and large medium). They're being moved to the 7-10 day schedule like the rest of my boids and in a couple months will be eating the regular sized feeders.

[bigsnakegirl785]

Originally Posted by Hyokenseisou

Oh I'm aware. Isn't my first rodeo.
Nov 21 3 mice (about 15-20g each)
Nov 30 med rat
Dec 6 lg
Dec 12 lg
And the med and lg rats are on the smaller end of the scale for the sizes, so they're not full blown typical 200g (med) and 300g (lgs). They're more like 80-90g md and 130-150g lg's (aka a large small and large medium). They're being moved to the 7-10 day schedule like the rest of my boids and in a couple months will be eating the regular sized feeders.

Those are some huge medium and large rats. Most of the larges I got from my pet store were under 200 grams, and the chart I usually go off of has 265 grams as the largest weight for a large rat, and mediums are 80-150 grams. 300 grams is pretty much the largest rat you're gonna get. A 170-200 gram rat should be plenty for them if they're 5-6ft. ~250-300 grams will be good if they're 7ft, I believe. 7-10 days will be a good schedule until they're back up to weight, but then you'll want to feed every 3-5 weeks.