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Comment by Dave on December 17, 2012 at 10:18pm

I only have a few rescues left in the house, most of the critters I've rescued I've put into good, "pet only" type homes.  I still have a columbian Tegu, Nerieda, whom I don't think will be going anywhere.  She is the lone large lizard in a house full of pythons, boas, and cats, lol.  I actually stumbled on her, I answered a craigslist ad for two 40 gal breeders on a stand for cheap, and she happened to be in one of them.  I could have her if I wanted her.  She was in a tank full of crickets harassing her, had some bad, raw, nose rub from jumping up after the crickets into the screen, some type of eye infection, and all kinds of retained sheds on her toes.  She's been cleaned up for awhile now, missing a few toes, but all else is good.  Here are a few pics, they're a bit old, I need to get a few new pics :)

Comment by Arianna on December 2, 2012 at 5:21pm

All of my snakes were pretty much "rescued" though not nearly as abused as some of the snakes i've been hearing about. I never by from snake breeders--there's too many snakes rescue, or would otherwise be abandoned.

My first snake was a ball python we picked up cheap from a flea market that the people just didnt want anymore.

Second was also a ball python from a couple, got the snake for free off craigslist.

Third was a redtail boa that was underfed and had mites, guy made an inpulse buy then realized he didnt have the space, money, or experience to take care of it.

Fourth was a carpet python off craigslist, in perfect health and with a perfect temperment for a baby.

Fifth snake was from a mom and daughter who bought a baby kingsnake but were afraid to hold it b/c it was a bit fiesty.

And my sixth snake was a burmese python with a respitory infection.

I love them all like family :)

Comment by carrie zagyi on November 29, 2012 at 11:50pm

I myself have a few rescues. The last 2 I took in were in the best of health. Their previous owners cared for them very well. When I got them the owner could not move their enclosure so theywent and got me two 75 gallon breeder tanks from a local petstore. But the last one that I took in was the total opposite. I was going to buy a large healthy female to breed but when I got there she was extremely thin and you could see every bone in her body. Just 5 days later and multiple vet visits the vet determined that she had zero liver and kidney function. She had to be put down. I made sure that the young man that I got her from was charged with neglect and cruelty. The other rescue I have is my hypo boa Pacman. I found him in a tiny 12 by 12 cage at pet supplies plus. He was nearly 3 feet in legnth. He had a few broken ribs that had never healed properly. He is now 5 feet long and healthy as can be. You can still feel the ribs that didn't heal right but they don't seem to bother him. All of the rescues that I have are never going to leave this house. They will be with me for the rest of their lives. I couldn't imagine them not being here. Below is a picture of my Pacman. 

Comment by Zachary Annas on November 29, 2012 at 4:13pm

I rescued a 4 foot ball python from a person who worked at petco and said she had "tons of experiance" in the reptile relm which was completely false. this python (now named Wilson) had broken ribs, had not been fed in god knows how long (she told me he ate an extra large rat every week which was physically impossible from his size) was severly underweight and his whole stomach was nothing from scale rot. i was so conserned about his health i took him straight to the vet to make sure he had nothing else wrong with him and to my surprise he didnt. now he is up to weight, eating on a regular schedule, and his scale rot is gone with a few scares left.

Comment by Mic Wes on August 1, 2012 at 10:58pm

I recently rescued a RTB like a month ago, she wasnt fed for who knows how long, had sand for bedding, had water bowl that wouldn't even hold a half cup of water but it was full of sand, piece of cut from out side pine logs and branches, no hide, no heat, and she was so under weight and still is under weight but picking up weight and eating great, 8 med. Rats in a month and still has one more feed this month, she had eye caps and shed still stuck to her and she couldnt see so it made her bite, hiss and be jumpy,and they thought she was a male, but she just as sweet as can be now she even let me kiss her on the nose no jumping or anything, i love her to death, RTBs are so the coolest. Shes the RTB in my profile pic her name is Diamond and she is a little over 4 ft long, i was told she was six years not sure how true it is and the rest is to be continued......

Comment by Ronda Pavlic on July 18, 2012 at 7:51pm

I rescued a female Colombian and a male normal BP who were housed together for their entire lives in a 55 gal with a small water dish and a utility lamp INSIDE the enclosure. She was 7 foot plus when I got her and the BP is I swear the biggest ball python i have ever seen. I separated them immediately into tanks large enough for them and provided their hides and large dish bins for water. They hadn't eaten is several months but were both very sweet but both cold as the lamp in the tank they were in prior had blown and the previous owner did not buy another. The boa is the sweetest girl imaginable. The Ball however took several months to calm down and be docile enough for handling. I named him Samson because of his size and strength. I named her Sweet baby Jane  :)  This all took place when I lived in Florida. I moved back to PA for surgery and brought all my babies with me except for Samson. While I was still in Fla I noticed his left eye was clouded, nearly white. I took him to the vet for his health check and showed the doc his eye. He has a cataract and is essentially blind in it. The vet explained too that this would definitely effect his demeanor initially and advised me to always approach him on his right side. She measured him and weighed him... unreal she said for a BP of 10 years (according to the other owner) he was nearly 7 feet but weighed only 8.5 pounds. Since I knew i had to come back to PA and did not want to stress him with the travel I gave him to my best friend who also has a room full of snakes and is a great caregiver. I was supposed to move back to Fla this past May but my living arrangements fell through and I was forced to stay in PA. My friend still has him and she said he is doing awesome, eating great and has put on good weight. As for jane, my son stole her from me and loves her to death... together we have 10 snakes now.

Comment by Joshua John Willaims on June 14, 2012 at 8:35pm

ive feed my old boa for 5 years and my other boa for a year and my baby ball python  for about 4-5 months and never had a impaction or them swallowing any bedding not saying others wont but the way ive been feeding in their cage for over 7 years to 10 adult ball pythons and 2 boas and numerous baby ball pythons i agree with Cheryl that it depends on the snake in my experience that if you handle a baby snake a lot and still feed in it enclosure they tend to not bite and it depends on the species of snake too will ball pythons is a toss up

Comment by Cheryl Jean Sterrenburg on June 14, 2012 at 6:27pm

Snakes do react differently to different situations, I have never had problems feeding my guys in their enclosures - but that dosent mean I dismiss the fact that others (snakes) may have/develope issues doing so.

 

Comment by Ashley Holder on June 14, 2012 at 5:29pm

Not just because of the biting. When you feed your snake in his cage, whatever you have down in the bottom of your cage will smell like it's food. It can swallow mulch in the bottom of your cage and can cause their mouth to rot. They can eat small rocks and die. Then there is the mess, you have whatever your snake squeezed out of the rat in your cage. NASTY! This is all just common sense and better for the snake. People do lots of things, this just seems to be the best way.

Comment by Joshua John Willaims on June 14, 2012 at 10:41am

thats BS about feeding in their enclosure or in a tub ive been feeding my boa for 5 years in it cage and has never once bit me  or anyone

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