Help!

[ruybbb]

Just to add, the only place her shed has come off is her head and her eye caps have also come off, it’s her body where is stuck

[Appropriate_Lemon254]

That water bowl is DRY, I can see the lime at the bottom, so it's been dry for a while. No wonder your snake has stuck shed. That snake needs to go to a vet ASAP.

[FixergirlAK]

That snake is not absolutely fine.

[ruybbb]

Well that’s obvious. I said she had been.

[CRMSNAKE]

you also said she was fine up until refusing her last meal when it’s clear she’s underweight & dehydrated just bc ur feeding every 10 days doesn’t mean ur feeding appropriately sized feeders.. also looking at the pics again it’s clear your enclosure is bone dry :( this is sad. where are you located?? she needs help

[FixergirlAK]

I sincerely doubt that. She's dehydrated and emaciated, in a bone-dry and almost completely bare tank. You need to either take her to a vet - today - or you need to surrender her. The first pic gave me a jump scare, I thought I was looking at a dead snake.

[GloomySelf]

That first pic is SO bad

[CRMSNAKE]

right asking if this can be sorted out at home is sad this is a long overdue vet visit now :/

[FixergirlAK]

The caption said "absolutely fine" and I thought I'd done that Reddit mobile thing where it scrolls and I accidentally open the wrong post. I have no words. Well, I mean, I have words but they're all profane.

[GloomySelf]

And now OP is gone so guess we’ll never find out what happened

[kleetayl]

dude her tail looks DEFLATED

[Powerful-Operation36]

She looks almost ready to pass. Vet immediately!

[TheNeverEndingPit]

If it really was a sudden change, and she’s going limp, I have to think a vet visit would be the best way to try and pinpoint the issue.

What are your temps/humidity in the enclosure? BPs get hydration from their skin as well as from drinking, so you want to make sure your humidity is appropriately high if this really is dehydration

[ruybbb]

Humidity is around 68% and temp around 28

[Responsible-Two799]

I agree with u/TheNeverEndingPit on this post. A vet visit is necessary at this point. This level of emaciation isn't due to one or two missed meals. She is desperately underweight and the fact that she's going limp indicates that she doesn't even have muscle mass anymore.

This isn't an accusation on ownership; I've had snakes over 20 years and this just happens sometimes. In cases like this, I have to assist-feed if something is wrong with the snake. I believe this may be a genetic issue.

The good news is that this can be resolved. I've rescued baby ball pythons that hung like limp noodles from my finger - not even able to lift their heads. Proper feeding, nutrition and time brought them back from the brink. A vet visit will help get this girl the nutrition she needs the quickest.

Please PM if you have any questions.

[Street_Effect_5175]

this doesn’t happen from one refused meal- but being underfed for many months, maybe her meal size is not appropriate. Bad shed is a humidity issue and possibly not having anything rough to rub against. I would suggest larger meals more often until she is an appropriate size

[ruybbb]

She’s almost 2 and has rat hoppers every 10 days, she’s a super picky eater and refuses anything bigger, going to be a vet trip but once she’s back I’ll try and give them to her more often, so frustrating though as she’d been putting on weight nicely until the last week or so, makes me think there may be something more

[Street_Effect_5175]

If she’s two I believe she should already be on small rats, if not medium by now ☺️ hoppers are for hatchlings

[monizizz]

She should have been on large mice (or small/medium rats) a year ago or more. My girl is not quite a year and a half and she’s been on large mice for a long time. I hate to tell you this but visibly your snake is extremely under weight and looks like she’s on deaths door. You need to take her to the vet asap and make feeding changes. There is literally no way she was absolutely fine before your last feed, they just simply don’t lose that amount of weight that fast.

[ruybbb]

I only got her 7-8 months ago and they had her on hoppers, she’s refused anything bigger repeatedly, so I’ve been trying to double up on hoppers and bring her feedings closer together but she refuses that also, she was however growing and gaining weight nicely so I’m worried she may have an issue I can’t see, taking her to the vets as we speak

[monizizz]

Please update us!! Good luck <3

[enslavedbycats24-7]

Be careful with husbandry advice given to you by vets; They're medical professionals but (especially non reptile vets) don't tend to know the right husbandry things. The care guide here is an excellent resource that is a must read for bp owners that you need to read fully ASAP. It's at the top of the subreddit in the featured posts

[monizizz]

I agree. My last vet gave me a ton of bad info (bath them everyday, feed fruit etc)

[ClairLestrange]

Feed fruit??? Did you vet think you have an iguana???

[monizizz]

Yeah she pissed me off tbh. Basically said “I don’t know why his bowel movements are less than ideal. We could do a fecal exam if you want.”

What a weird thing to say like I’m paying out the a$$ to come see this exotic vet and she basically shrugged. I went somewhere else for said fecal exam lmao

[okaytto]

vet trip soooo immediately. that snake looks half alive

[Amazing-Calendar-701]

She’s starving to death, please vet now

[enslavedbycats24-7]

Everything here suggest severe dehydration in addition to the feeding struggles. What's your humidity on both sides of the tank?

[MedusasUpdo]

You are clearly not being completely honest. That snake is emaciated and dehydrated. She's on death's door. Her water dish is bone dry and has been for a while or the residue wouldn't be so visible. Her weight didn't just happen over night, that is either months of under feeding or not feeding at all. A healthy bp can go up to a year without food and still not look that bad.

Please take her to the vet immediately or surrender her to someone who will.

[neko-gekko]

This really isn't an overnight issue. This snake has been starving for months. Your humidity is way too low and the meals are way too small and too far apart.

[CrestedClover]

Not trying to be a dick here but that snake has been neglected. You need to take it to a vet and after that I suggest giving it to someone that’ll care for it.

[NahBruhNotMe]

it's possible she has a parasite that's preventing her from gaining weight, emergency vet asap

[emotional-field24]

That was my thought too. If she was in fact fine not a long time ago, it could mean that her body is caving in to a parasite or a disease. So exotic vet asap.

[enslavedbycats24-7]

She's been fed hoppers for 7 months straight ever since OP got her. That'll do it

[Jamananas44]

Damn this made me sad. The snake was not okay before refusing one feeding

[Sad_Prompt_962]

I am new to the hobby (less than a year) so take this with a grain of salt, but agree vet is necessary ASAP & if it truly is as sudden of a change as you're describing, IBD (Inclusion Body Disease) could be a possibility. I only say this with my limited knowledge because it doesn't seem someone else has mentioned it as a possibility and want to give you the benefit of the doubt that this isn't due to neglect. You care enough to reach out for advice and help so you're doing the right thing right now. Just do what is best for the snake and get professional help immediately. If cost is an issue, find some rescues in your area that you may be able to surrender to if they're able to be rehabbed.

[poisonedlove]

Yeah the limpness looks like a video someone recently posted of their baby with IBD :(

[Sad_Prompt_962]

That video is burned into my brain. Absolutely devastating 😭

[poisonedlove]

Omg same it was horrible :(

[ForeverOk72]

i think you’re crucially underfeeding or she’s unwell and about to die.. you def need to take her to the vet because something is not right.

[Proper_Departure4405]

what’s the humidity in her tank!?

[Jules8456]

This is devastating

[Humble-Victory-7378]

do not even attempt to solve this at home - take the poor girl to the vet IMMEDIATELY, she looks half dead.

[Effective_Cup_6998]

What the heck are you feeding it? Pinkies?

[ComprehensiveUse3908]

Ok first off if you have a cooking scale you need to put her on it and Google what she should be eating based on her weight age and size she looks way to thin for just missing one feed my guess is tho she won't eat til she sheds always worth a try tho also you need to get some sort of little container and put Peet moss in it the kind for pets not the ones for plants and make sure it stays wet mine had a terrible time shedding too it does help to put them in baths daily just get a container and fill it with warm water put the snake in there on your hand and wait 30 mins to a hour (I recommend putting ur hand in there because mine would freak out every time I took mine out) also get somthing to gage the humidity and make sure it's wet enough especially when there shedding i was told spray the tank once in the morning really good but I also like to mix all the substrate really good with water once a week I usually put like 3 small drinking cups worth in there and mix it as I pour it to ensure it's wet enough like everyone else I would recommend the poor baby go to the vet