Medusa

exwizard · 08-16-12, 05:11 PM

Everyone, meet Medusa, my little yearling Albino Green Burm. When I first got her she was the typical Craigslist snake, underfed, mite infested and a hisser. Mite problem is gone now, she eats small rats on a regular consistant basis and is very handleable as you can see. I know she's still a bit small for her age but with regular feeding, she'll put on the size in no time. I plan on handling her a lot while she's still small. That way when she gets bigger, she will still be handleable.

iBaman · 08-16-12, 05:12 PM

beautiful girl! Sometimes, they're just hissy snakes...my retic hisses all the time, but he's completely calm. *shrug*

Kaetlinv · 08-16-12, 05:14 PM

Very pretty.

I wish you the best of luck!

I hear a lot about snakes getting mites - Are they really that easy for a snake to get? I've had snakes for about a year and a half now and neither of them have had this problem. Would that be because I don't let them roam around outside? (Not much to work with around my house, plantlife isn't well kept. lots of tall grass and weeds)

Lankyrob · 08-16-12, 05:16 PM

A lot of it is from cross contamination with other snakes, we have always had a policy that if we visit somewhere with reptiles whether its a shop or a private house when we return home we strip and put all clothes in the washer and then we shower before going near our own reptiles.

May be slightly extreme but we have had no mites in two years

iBaman · 08-16-12, 05:17 PM

same here, lanky rob! 3 years going mite-free. *knocks on wood*

Kaetlinv · 08-16-12, 05:20 PM

oh wow. I've taken Valentine and Romeo both to petstores - granted both never get too close to any other animal and don't leave my shoulders. I've never seen mites, so i guess i've gotten lucky. I knew snakes could get mites, and I look for them regularly, but i hadn't seen any.

Just seems like most the snakes you see on craigslist end up having mites, at least it seems that way from the posts here. yikes

iBaman · 08-16-12, 05:21 PM

well, if you think about it, the snakes on craigslist are unwanted, thus probably fairly un-cared for.

exwizard · 08-16-12, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaetlinv

Very pretty.

I wish you the best of luck!

I hear a lot about snakes getting mites - Are they really that easy for a snake to get? I've had snakes for about a year and a half now and neither of them have had this problem. Would that be because I don't let them roam around outside? (Not much to work with around my house, plantlife isn't well kept. lots of tall grass and weeds)

Yes it is easy for snakes to get mites, usually in the way Rob describes it. They usually get it from other snakes. Fortunately, its completely treatable.

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Originally Posted by Lankyrob

A lot of it is from cross contamination with other snakes, we have always had a policy that if we visit somewhere with reptiles whether its a shop or a private house when we return home we strip and put all clothes in the washer and then we shower before going near our own reptiles.

May be slightly extreme but we have had no mites in two years

I'm all about whatever works and if that works for you, then it's not extreme.

Kaetlinv · 08-16-12, 05:24 PM

True. Poor things.

i did see one who was only put up because the owner was moving. Had very clear and detailed pictures - was a 4 foot male BP named Klaus - huge boy. This was before I'd gotten Romeo for my birthday that i saw his ad. I wanted to scoop him right up!

But I agree.... most are put on there because they're unwanted. it's a shame really. :/

exwizard · 08-16-12, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaetlinv

oh wow. I've taken Valentine and Romeo both to petstores - granted both never get too close to any other animal and don't leave my shoulders. I've never seen mites, so i guess i've gotten lucky. I knew snakes could get mites, and I look for them regularly, but i hadn't seen any.

Just seems like most the snakes you see on craigslist end up having mites, at least it seems that way from the posts here. yikes

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Originally Posted by iBaman

well, if you think about it, the snakes on craigslist are unwanted, thus probably fairly un-cared for.

That is`exactly right which was why I vowed earlier today never to get a Craigslist snake again.

Don't get me wrong. I don't regret getting Medusa. She is a very pretty snake and is getting better healthwise and temperamentwise all the time.

**millertime89** · 08-16-12, 09:49 PM

Wow Gary, great pickup, size and weight? She doesn't look too bad.

exwizard · 08-24-12, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by millertime89

Wow Gary, great pickup, size and weight? She doesn't look too bad.

Medusa is 40" long and 3 lbs. I also have outside pics I took of her today so without further adieu, this is Medusa hanging out on the railing on the deck in the back yard this afternoon.

marvelfreak · 08-24-12, 04:54 PM

She a beauty.

Rogue628 · 08-24-12, 05:14 PM

She's certainly pretty. I'm positive with proper feeding, she'll catch up in no time.

Wildside · 08-24-12, 05:32 PM

Why does everyone act like mites are terminal? IMO they're just like a flea infestation on a dog. PIA to deal with but as long as it's being handled then it's no big deal...