lauraschram
Active Member
Hi guys... I've got a coastal thats roughly 6 months old and a really bad feeder. I got it to take a mouse only a week ago but that is only its second since hatching...
Although she has plenty of clean water i've just noticed its eyes are really cloudy and really sunken. it's skin is also tenting around the back of its neck. Seems to me to be dehydration.
I currently have it soaking on some very wet warm paper towel in a small tank but i was wondering what else people would do.
do you think its worth forcing some water into her? She i a very skittish snake so im worried that it would not be worth the stress to her... If she was a joey or a cat etc i would sub cut in some fluids but again stress...
if she fed well id just inject a mouse full of water and feed her but thats not an option - so far she will only take live (I've tried every trick in the book)
Any ideas most welcome.... cheers
laura
Although she has plenty of clean water i've just noticed its eyes are really cloudy and really sunken. it's skin is also tenting around the back of its neck. Seems to me to be dehydration.
I currently have it soaking on some very wet warm paper towel in a small tank but i was wondering what else people would do.
do you think its worth forcing some water into her? She i a very skittish snake so im worried that it would not be worth the stress to her... If she was a joey or a cat etc i would sub cut in some fluids but again stress...
if she fed well id just inject a mouse full of water and feed her but thats not an option - so far she will only take live (I've tried every trick in the book)
Any ideas most welcome.... cheers
laura