I have a 7 yr old diamond python who doesn't seem to have put on much weight for the last two years. She didn't eat that well last year, and this year has gone off her tucker completely (had only one meal 4 months ago). She will strike if annoyed eg by a rat being bounced around her cage and will constrict but will not eat. I took her to the vet yesterday who diagnosed DPS and dehydration. He suggested soaking her for 6-8 hrs in a tub of water, and leaving her in an airconditioned room for a week.
I live in the tropics (Darwin) and we had built in the front verandah for the snakes and other animals about 2 years ago. The
Childrens Python thrived but I think at about the time we moved the DP out of the house (air conditioned lounge) he started losing his appetite.
I can keep him in the house which the vet suggested, but I'm wondering what his chances are. The vet suggested that at the end of this week he should be eating again. I have only started researching DPS and am devastated to hear how poor the prognosis is.
