Hi,
Well I just had an experiance and a half. I have only had my snakes for a month and a half and boy did my 7ft BHP girl Fiona put on a display tonight. I got home from work and let me BHP's out as usuall for a prowl around the house. All goes well they have a look around hide behind the lounge ect.
Than Fiona comes along to my work shoes with my work socks still in them(missus rages about this and from now on i'll listen :shock
. She pops her head up into them I have a look at her and she opens her mouth and goes snap....... ***!?
So now she has it in her mouth and I try to pull it out but obviously with it being a cotton sock it is caught on her teeth. So for the next hour and a half I am running around the house trying these methods to get her to let go. Water over face, vinegar over face, diluted rubbing alcohol - this just seems to piss her off more and she bolts around with the sock in her mouth. I go out and freshly knock a rat for her in panic because by now the sock is half gone and I try lightly pulling the sock to have her get a bit peeved thinking its the rat let go of the sock and strike the rat.
But now - she wants to eat this bloody sock. Next step I try and grab the sock and pry her mouth out but that doesnt work because of all the movement she has. She is like a staffy wtih its favourite chew toy - she wont bloody let it go and just pulls back.
So than I hit the last resort as the sock has virtually just one more digestive pull until it is all gone and wake the sick wife up to help me. I get her to grab the sock will I pin Fiona down behind the head and pry her mouth open with a pair of tongs while trying to stop her constricting my arm and the wife pulls. First pull a quater of the sock comes out. Second pull the rest of the sock comes out. Thank god.
Now I believe I did see a bit of blood around her mouth while this happed but there is nothing on the sock or missing teeth one the sock from what I can tell. With it being a black sock that is one good thing. I have also dropped the fresh rat in and she is trying to knock it down as we speak so ++ again.
Now what possible complications could I expect from this incident and what should I look for? I mean I was scared ****less that she was going to eat the whole damn sock and ofcourse she wouldnt of been able to pass that and die. Also the sock is all in one piece.
And does anyone know of a good herp vet in Sydney?
Cheers
DK
Well I just had an experiance and a half. I have only had my snakes for a month and a half and boy did my 7ft BHP girl Fiona put on a display tonight. I got home from work and let me BHP's out as usuall for a prowl around the house. All goes well they have a look around hide behind the lounge ect.
Than Fiona comes along to my work shoes with my work socks still in them(missus rages about this and from now on i'll listen :shock
. She pops her head up into them I have a look at her and she opens her mouth and goes snap....... ***!?So now she has it in her mouth and I try to pull it out but obviously with it being a cotton sock it is caught on her teeth. So for the next hour and a half I am running around the house trying these methods to get her to let go. Water over face, vinegar over face, diluted rubbing alcohol - this just seems to piss her off more and she bolts around with the sock in her mouth. I go out and freshly knock a rat for her in panic because by now the sock is half gone and I try lightly pulling the sock to have her get a bit peeved thinking its the rat let go of the sock and strike the rat.
But now - she wants to eat this bloody sock. Next step I try and grab the sock and pry her mouth out but that doesnt work because of all the movement she has. She is like a staffy wtih its favourite chew toy - she wont bloody let it go and just pulls back.
So than I hit the last resort as the sock has virtually just one more digestive pull until it is all gone and wake the sick wife up to help me. I get her to grab the sock will I pin Fiona down behind the head and pry her mouth open with a pair of tongs while trying to stop her constricting my arm and the wife pulls. First pull a quater of the sock comes out. Second pull the rest of the sock comes out. Thank god.
Now I believe I did see a bit of blood around her mouth while this happed but there is nothing on the sock or missing teeth one the sock from what I can tell. With it being a black sock that is one good thing. I have also dropped the fresh rat in and she is trying to knock it down as we speak so ++ again.
Now what possible complications could I expect from this incident and what should I look for? I mean I was scared ****less that she was going to eat the whole damn sock and ofcourse she wouldnt of been able to pass that and die. Also the sock is all in one piece.
And does anyone know of a good herp vet in Sydney?
Cheers
DK
