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Hi all,
Just wanted to get the opinion of some folks who may have experienced this before. I got a new sling (about an inch +) a few weeks ago. It ate fine the first week I had it. I didn't feed last week because I just ran out of time, and this week when I did my feedings it refused to eat. When I went it last night to remove the cricket, I noticed that it seemed to be having trouble walking and holding its weight up with its legs. It was also very lethargic. It's normally fast and aggressive, but I was able to easily move it to an ICU without any fight. I placed it in the ICU overnight. This morning, still not much change. It looks like its legs are splayed out and it can't lift its body up off the ground much. When it does its legs seem not very stable, almost too "bendy" to give it much support. I'm leaving it in the ICU for today while I'm at work. Just wanted to get some thoughts from anyone who may have experienced this before, what you did, and what the outcome was. I already lost a snake this week, and I'd really like to not lose this one too.
Thanks,
Karen
Just wanted to get the opinion of some folks who may have experienced this before. I got a new sling (about an inch +) a few weeks ago. It ate fine the first week I had it. I didn't feed last week because I just ran out of time, and this week when I did my feedings it refused to eat. When I went it last night to remove the cricket, I noticed that it seemed to be having trouble walking and holding its weight up with its legs. It was also very lethargic. It's normally fast and aggressive, but I was able to easily move it to an ICU without any fight. I placed it in the ICU overnight. This morning, still not much change. It looks like its legs are splayed out and it can't lift its body up off the ground much. When it does its legs seem not very stable, almost too "bendy" to give it much support. I'm leaving it in the ICU for today while I'm at work. Just wanted to get some thoughts from anyone who may have experienced this before, what you did, and what the outcome was. I already lost a snake this week, and I'd really like to not lose this one too.
Thanks,
Karen