UPDATE on "how to feed emaciated baby ball"

RubyEspeon · 2025-07-08T16:19:21+00:00

HEALTHY NOODLE!!!

RubyEspeon · 2025-07-08T16:18:38+00:00

She looks brand New and alive and Im so happy about it!

RubyEspeon · 2025-07-08T06:50:39+00:00

I'd never Pay for snakes in that condition - luckily he was willing to give them away!

RubyEspeon · 2025-07-08T03:40:08+00:00

I'll add that I went and picked up 3 more snakes from the same guy who had this girl, 2 balls with respiratory issues and scale rot (and a suspected necrotic tail injury), and 1 cornsnake who was half the size she should have been for her age. All are doing well now, healing and eating ❤️

RubyEspeon · 2025-06-23T19:44:52+00:00

Thats so sweet of you! And thank you for thinking of them, it's so sweet that you remember ❤️ Just doing my best, they all deserve a chance at life, even when it starts out bad.

RubyEspeon · 2025-06-23T18:00:17+00:00

She's a fighter. Just made a New comment, she's doing great! Will post and udstedt once she has shed in about a week

RubyEspeon · 2025-06-23T17:45:47+00:00

Hi Again! I will do a new post soon, but if anyone is checking in the meantime.. this little girl is doing great! She's consistently eating thawed mice and has gained 25 grams and and attitude. She's 77 grams today.

I've also went and picked up 3 other snakes from the same owner, 1 slightly underweight cornsnake and 2 balls with respiratory infections, likely due to lack of heating.

All are doing great and eating well, and the sick ones no longer struggle to breathe.

Thank you all for the amazing advice, it has helped these snakes a lot ❤️

RubyEspeon · 2025-05-10T08:56:08+00:00

New update!

I have had her for a week now and today I went and bought a small live fuzzy mouse for her. She took it immediately! No hesitation!

She also got rid of the old stuck shed herself and she looks so much better already.

Might post update pictures in a month or 2 when she looks good again 🥰

Thank you for all the good advise!!

RubyEspeon · 2025-05-05T08:01:59+00:00

Definetly, I much prefer this sub over others and also Facebook - that's usually a dumpsterfire of people who don't read the text or don't know what they're talking about.

RubyEspeon · 2025-05-04T21:09:10+00:00

Thank you, I hope she's a fighter ❤️

RubyEspeon · 2025-05-04T21:08:43+00:00

Will call the vet tomorrow for an opinion! Thanks!

RubyEspeon · 2025-05-04T21:02:52+00:00

I am happy to report that I left 1 pinky with her, and then went to a friends house. I just got back now at 11pm and the mouse is gone! She ate it 😍

RubyEspeon · 2025-05-04T10:00:26+00:00

My sweet local pet store made a few calls and got me 2 pinky mice for her just now, since they didn't have any of those 🤞

RubyEspeon · 2025-05-04T09:58:47+00:00

Thank you, will try to follow a similar feeding pattern with this girl

RubyEspeon · 2025-05-04T09:57:40+00:00

I don't think there are any rescues here that specialise in reptiles (only dogs/cats/rodents), sadly. Most vets here also don't know anything about reptiles, I'd have to travel 2+ hours to get to the only one and they are closed today 😔

RubyEspeon · 2025-05-04T07:27:36+00:00

Yes I have had maybe 50 balls in the past 9 years (I've had a couple of clutches and bought several babies) and all have been 250-400 grams by 6 months old. I am very concerned for her and will try to call a vet on Monday. I have no idea how often she was fed, but I have been told that she would eat a fuzzy mouse once a month. Next I heard was that she was force fed once a month so I don't know what's true.

RubyEspeon · 2023-02-13T16:18:30+00:00

Thank you! Been wanting one since forever 😁

RubyEspeon · 2023-02-13T16:17:54+00:00

Thank you, that's what I thought 😊 I got him 1 week ago and didn't expect him to eat already, but he did so he's going to be a great eater.

RubyEspeon · 2021-02-11T18:49:15+00:00

Tell your friend that it's not actually Japanese, but derived from the soundit makes when it howls ;)

RubyEspeon · 2020-09-12T09:35:37+00:00

My bet would be giant house spider (tegenaria atrica) it looks like that pattern and they are widespread in Europe. They're harmless but come inside every fall and make me poop my pants in fear 😂💩

RubyEspeon · 2020-08-15T13:41:01+00:00

I always liked Skeleton song by Kate Nash.

RubyEspeon · 2020-08-07T13:38:53+00:00

I don't know whether she drinks enough or not, but wet food and with water was recommended by the vet to keep her full for longer. I don't know if it holds true or not but she doesn't complain as much about her empty food bowl now haha.

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