Woma python is corkscrewing - Page 3

GyGbeetle · 01-13-17, 04:23 PM

Blood work came back negative! A fecal sample showed that she was riddled with parasites, so we're giving her some parasite medicine (10 day cycle). She doesn't like the parasite medicine. Her movements are about 98% back to normal. I'm so thrilled!!!!! We're still waiting for the IBD test results, but at this point, the vet does not feel that IBD is the cause for this.

And I found a new way of volunteering my background to help enhance further research into exotics with this vet!

REM955 · 01-13-17, 05:20 PM

A much better situation. Glad it is the case and hope it gets resolved quickly.

MartinD · 01-13-17, 06:08 PM

That is great news. Here's to a quick recovery

PsychoSnake · 01-13-17, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by GyGbeetle

Blood work came back negative! A fecal sample showed that she was riddled with parasites, so we're giving her some parasite medicine (10 day cycle). She doesn't like the parasite medicine. Her movements are about 98% back to normal. I'm so thrilled!!!!! We're still waiting for the IBD test results, but at this point, the vet does not feel that IBD is the cause for this.

And I found a new way of volunteering my background to help enhance further research into exotics with this vet!

Oh congrats! Fingers crossed!

GyGbeetle · 01-13-17, 09:11 PM

Thank you! I'm so relieved. These guys are like my kids. And after losing the baby boa in November, which I still feel so guilty for, I've been crying off and on since this all started. Thank you for being such a supportive community.

MartinD · 01-14-17, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by GyGbeetle

Thank you! I'm so relieved. These guys are like my kids. And after losing the baby boa in November, which I still feel so guilty for, I've been crying off and on since this all started. Thank you for being such a supportive community.

I finally started keeping snakes after my wife died in Nov 2015 and I get so much comfort from them and I can honestly say if I hadn't got them when I did I wouldn't be writing this now, unless heaven has got wifi lol.

GyGbeetle · 01-15-17, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MartinD

I finally started keeping snakes after my wife died in Nov 2015 and I get so much comfort from them and I can honestly say if I hadn't got them when I did I wouldn't be writing this now, unless heaven has got wifi lol.

I'm glad you did. And thankful you're here. I'm sure the snakes are plenty grateful too

PsychoSnake · 01-15-17, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MartinD

I finally started keeping snakes after my wife died in Nov 2015 and I get so much comfort from them and I can honestly say if I hadn't got them when I did I wouldn't be writing this now, unless heaven has got wifi lol.

Wow... it's amazing what these animals.can do. My Rosy Boa Daisy saved me.

dave himself · 01-16-17, 02:44 AM

Glad to hear everything is starting to work out for you

GyGbeetle · 03-05-17, 11:27 AM

Woke up this morning to Charlotte corkscrewing. Very mild case. I'll premise this with the fact that last night, paper towels for everyone's tanks were treated with PAM after 5+ weeks of treating with Nix. Just the paper towels. Her and all the other snakes sat in warm soapy water in plastic bins for about 6 hours (it was supposed to be overnight, but one of our retics escaped from her locked bin. Locked. Bin. I mean seriously? This at least answers the question of whether we will get AP cages or a rack system for the big guys).

And I'll mention no other snakes reacted to the PAM. So we took the paper towels out, sterilized her tank twice, put her towel back in, and I've been watching her resolving since we woke up.

Are womas just more sensitive to chemicals than other pythons? That's what I'm thinking; she just has ultra sensitivity to non-household chemicals. So, we will not ever, EVER, treat her tank with PAM ever again.

And then my son woke up with pink eye. I swear, we can't just get one issue at a time. It's hard being a grown up with all these kids, scaley and otherwise.