looking up?

[Reptile_Reptile]

I just called him a jerk cause i felt he was being a jerk, its not that big of a deal.

[Lankyrob]

Name calling is justbnot nevesary, if you dont agree with someone then explain why in an adult fashion and everyone will listen to both sides to make their own opinion, by calling someone names it weakens any "argument" that you then put forward.

[shaunyboy]

everyone please go to the headshots thread and look at the last page at the picture i bumped for kendra to look at long before you all started bickering like old lady's

she says its the same thing but with the head looking up imo its a royal python doing what they do

its only carpets i work with and i am only commenting due to scaremongering going on.but i pretty sure its not inclusion body disease as some of you are impling

kendra take some pictures if possible as no one can give a proper opinion until we see it

for the record in case of any crossed wires NONE of this is aimed at you rob mate

thanks in advance shaun

[Reptile_Reptile]

ok then i'll apologize


sorry sickvenom for calling you a jerk.

[Wolfus_305]

Hey everybody,

Wolfus didn't eat tonight. He seemed slightly interested in the rat, went up to it, flicked his tongue, backed away, did that a few times then he just went back into his hide. It's the same size and type of rat that I've been feeding him. I figure he'll eat when he's hungry.

As soon as I can take pictures I will. I will be able to get my camera May 10th when I go back out to my appartment at university and then I'll watch him closely to ensure I get pictures if and when he does it again.

That is the only odd behaviour of his that I've noticed. He's only clumsy when he overextends and he's "crawling" all over his enclosure. And as I've said he was flipping over and trying to prevent me from turning his belly upwards yesterday to look at it.
Thank you for all the help so far

[sickvenom]

Originally Posted by Wolfus_305

Hey everybody,

Wolfus didn't eat tonight. He seemed slightly interested in the rat, went up to it, flicked his tongue, backed away, did that a few times then he just went back into his hide. It's the same size and type of rat that I've been feeding him. I figure he'll eat when he's hungry.

As soon as I can take pictures I will. I will be able to get my camera May 10th when I go back out to my appartment at university and then I'll watch him closely to ensure I get pictures if and when he does it again.

That is the only odd behaviour of his that I've noticed. He's only clumsy when he overextends and he's "crawling" all over his enclosure. And as I've said he was flipping over and trying to prevent me from turning his belly upwards yesterday to look at it.
Thank you for all the help so far

http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/gener...tml#post603962

[Wolfus_305]

-Since I got him he has been a finicky and sporatic eater, so this hunger strike is not abnormal for him
-he is not losing weight, he is still a healthy shape without being fat
-he has never, not once regurgitated anything I've fed him
-he has never had abnormal looking poops
-His tongue flicking looks normal
-He does not have mites, I checked him yesterday when I took him out of his enclosure
-When I had him out his movments seemed normal, he wrapped around my arm, then around the back of the chair.
-When I was checking him for mites (because I like to do health inspections, not because he's had them before, he never has, nothing in my house has ever had mites)
-He has never had any breathing or respiratory problems. he does not wheeze or leave his mouth open for extended periods of time (just when he "yawns")
-He did not like it when I turned him belly up and he proceeded to flip over so his belly was facing down.
-I never handle my snakes together and I sterilize everything to prevent contamination of one snake to another snake and one pet to another pet
-the rest of his motor skills look normal, he's very active for a portion of the day and then he's in his hide and sometimes he'll poke his head out for a bit
-I've never seen him looking disoriented, just wandering his enclosure like he's exploring, like a normal snake
-I've never seen him "corkscrewing" his head or neck
-I've never seen him rolling onto his back, at all

[sickvenom]

Originally Posted by Wolfus_305

-Since I got him he has been a finicky and sporatic eater, so this hunger strike is not abnormal for him

one of the most common problems with balls, happens to be one of the first signs of ibd.

Originally Posted by Wolfus_305

-he is not losing weight, he is still a healthy shape without being fat
-he has never, not once regurgitated anything I've fed him
-he has never had abnormal looking poops
-His tongue flicking looks normal
-He does not have mites, I checked him yesterday when I took him out of his enclosure
-When I had him out his movments seemed normal, he wrapped around my arm, then around the back of the chair.
-When I was checking him for mites (because I like to do health inspections, not because he's had them before, he never has, nothing in my house has ever had mites)
-He has never had any breathing or respiratory problems. he does not wheeze or leave his mouth open for extended periods of time (just when he "yawns")
-He did not like it when I turned him belly up and he proceeded to flip over so his belly was facing down.
-I never handle my snakes together and I sterilize everything to prevent contamination of one snake to another snake and one pet to another pet
-the rest of his motor skills look normal, he's very active for a portion of the day and then he's in his hide and sometimes he'll poke his head out for a bit
-I've never seen him looking disoriented, just wandering his enclosure like he's exploring, like a normal snake
-I've never seen him "corkscrewing" his head or neck
-I've never seen him rolling onto his back, at all

all good signs. but at least now you know what to look for. i'm sure you read in the article that once a snake has ibd, there is no cure. that's why i take this topic seriously and you should too! those who dismiss behavior such as 'standing' and swaying really do amaze me.

[Wolfus_305]

I've had him for 3 years now. When I got him he didn't eat for 11.5 months. Every winter he stops eating. The eating thing is not abnormal for him and I hear it's not abnormal for ball pythons in general.

I have told you that I take this seriously, which is why I started this thread, however I do know my snake better than you do since you've never met him or been able to watch him. I have been looking and looking for other syptoms, but I can't find any, he just does not have them. I appreciate all the information that you have provided about IBD, but based on the circumstances at the given time I think that he's just "hunting".

I will keep my eyes on him (since he's next to my computer I get to see him the majority of the day) and I will keep updating this thread

[Wolfus_305]

Wolfus has been out and about exploring his enclosure all morning. His movements all appear normal, haven't seen anything out of the ordinary.

[dshin963]

Originally Posted by Wolfus_305

Wolfus has been out and about exploring his enclosure all morning. His movements all appear normal, haven't seen anything out of the ordinary.

That is excellent news

[Wolfus_305]

yes, thank you

[infernalis]

Kane does it all the time..

[dshin963]

Np,

Reassurance and comfort for the win

[Wolfus_305]

Ahahah yes, comfort and reassurance, always my favourite things

He sort of looks like that picture except instead of having his head forward like that, it's straight up, completely vertical