My New Retic WILL NOT EAT! Someone help me out here! - Page 4

KyleKennedy · 04-21-15, 07:14 PM

@millertime89 - Brutal...

KyleKennedy · 04-21-15, 07:17 PM

@millertime89 - That man wasn't bit during feeding time, he was cleaning the cage. Look at the comments

**millertime89** · 04-21-15, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by KyleKennedy

@millertime89 - That man wasn't bit during feeding time, he was cleaning the cage. Look at the comments

No, but that's what can happen when a big python gets a hold of you. Much more likely to happen during feeding time when they can smell food and are keying on things with heat...

KyleKennedy · 04-21-15, 07:27 PM

@ reptiledude987 - Of course it's not in my hand when I taze it nor when it is in the snake's coils. Why would I be holding either one of them when I taze it? There is no need to do that. Trust me, when I used to taze the feeders the snake NEVER EVER got tazed as a result of the feeder getting tazed. But I am done with live anyways. Starting to try the frozen route and see what happens.

MDT · 04-21-15, 09:48 PM

sorry dude...we gotta talk in code.

severed tendon=not good=surgery, +/- loss of function
rat bite fever=couldn't tell that in ER=treat empirically and hope you covered everything

**millertime89** · 04-21-15, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MDT

sorry dude...we gotta talk in code.

severed tendon=not good=surgery, +/- loss of function
rat bite fever=couldn't tell that in ER=treat empirically and hope you covered everything

Lol, it's all good. Mostly directed at the specific tendons.

KyleKennedy · 04-22-15, 10:51 AM

Yeah I'm scheduled see a hand surgeon, but that's in 2 weeks. In the meantime I have to keep my hand bandaged and my thumb is in a splint. I never heard of rat bite fever until you mentioned it. I looked it up and I'm starting to worry. I have been feeling sick and now my whole hand hurts, not just my thumb. I took off the bandages to look at it and my thumb is still swoll. I know it's a severed tendon, but I don't know why that would affect the rest of my hand. Going back to the ER and tell them to check for rat bite fever later today.

KyleKennedy · 04-22-15, 10:54 AM

Even though mortality rate is low if untreated, I'm not taking any chances.

MDT · 04-22-15, 10:54 AM

they can't check for it....(so to speak),,,they could potentially do a culture you'd know in about 4 days. Typically, we would make sure that whatever antibiotic you're already on would cover that bacteria... and, my advice, go to an urgent care. quicker, cheaper, same evaluation. unless you have a true emergency (can't breathe, chest pain, etc)....you should avoid the ER .

**millertime89** · 04-22-15, 02:44 PM

A 5ft retic can usually take jumbo (XL or bigger) rats. Your 5ft rtb can probably take bigger food too. I prefer to up the size rather than increase frequency. Different strokes for different folks.

Princess-dad · 04-22-15, 05:37 PM

sorry I didnt see the 4 pages of post I was speaking to the guy that started this thread . The one who said he just got a skinny ft 4 snake in trade and is trying to give it a Jumbo rat as a first meal and kept giving it to him until he got his snake bitten by rat even though he stated that his animal would defense strike and then hide . Again I am no pro but its not hard to tell if an animal is scared of thief pray . And yes Prince could easily handle a large rat , but he is longer and in no way could he be described as skinny . I believe before a owner starts trying to go for as big if not bigger than your animal can handle you should get familiar with you new friend . And yes I would also rather go up a size instead of feeding two more nutrition in 1 as apposed to 2 having more waste ie fur and bone .But at the same time I was not asking what should I do if my new friend wont eat something to big that its hides from , and bites it .so I keyed in on the owner desire to fatten up his new snake by going very large with the suze and suggested if he thinks it needs that many calories . feed two pray items of an easier to handle size .If his snake is scared of the food its not gonna get eaten . The snake might and apparently dud get hurt though .Sorry for my lazyness I should of made sure I was addressing the proper person . Piece and love for alo things especially our feetless friends.

Princess-dad · 04-22-15, 05:51 PM

Prince pics

KyleKennedy · 04-22-15, 05:54 PM

@Princess-dad - My snake was not bitten by a rat, I was lol. And it was when I was attempting to feed my red tail boa, not my retic. I'm going to give my retic large f/t rats, and I am sure he will take them down with no problem. This retic is underweight for his age, so I am going to bulk him up. What's the point of having a mainland retic if they're small. I am trying to turn him into the giant that he know he has the potential of becoming.

KyleKennedy · 04-22-15, 05:57 PM

@millertime89 - Me too. When I had my savannah monitor, I would feed him 1 large rat rather than 10 small mice. The same can be applied for snakes.