Need yet more wildlife help...

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Emma Purnell — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:49:25 GMT

No no, I would never do it! And I did tell him that it was illegal in no uncertain terms!

I have seen people that reckon they have been able to get them to eat half pinkie mice, but I just want whats best for her and people are telling me all sorts! Mailed you with more details, but don't worry all, I would NOT be using live fish whatever!

Re: Need yet more wildlife help...

A Little TLC — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:34:05 GMT

Wasn't me! lol!!! i always had to get them out for peeps! lol!! Esp the biggun's!!!

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Kim Buckley — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:50:14 GMT

I remember being at Tiggys on a Sunday many years ago and there was a grass snake in and the 2 nurses working that day (I can't remember who) both didn't like snakes so I had to get it out for them and hold it whilst they sorted out it's wounds hehe Snakes are cool!

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A Little TLC — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:06:58 GMT

not live fish!! thats illegal!!!

in all the years i have worked with wildlife i have never seen a grass snake eat by itself while in the hospital. nor had the boss and hes been doing it 30 odd years!!!

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Emma Purnell — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:01:10 GMT

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Teehee if i came home with a snake to nurse my mum would have a hairy fit! That was the condition of me being a nurse, no snakes!!!

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Haha! Luckily my fiance is used to this by now, doesn't like it but puts up with it!

Snake is doing really well today - been advised to buy little goldfish to try and get it to eat! Not sure I can bring myself to do that!

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Vicky RVN — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:23:56 GMT

Teehee if i came home with a snake to nurse my mum would have a hairy fit! That was the condition of me being a nurse, no snakes!!!

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A Little TLC — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:34:40 GMT

Go for it girl!!

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Emma Purnell — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:29:56 GMT

Haha! One has to survive!

It is really lively, I just don't want to risk releasing it with this wound and I have a whole reptile set up at home.

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A Little TLC — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:27:33 GMT

Go for it, they are pretty hardy so he should be fine.

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Emma Purnell — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:26:26 GMT

Darling I would be lost without you!

It doesn't look too terrible a wound, cleaning should be fine! I will keep an eye on infection but with a good cleaning I am hopeful it will be fine.

I will give the Hartmanns a go - thank you!

Hoping that some of my Gecko's mealworms might tempt him to eat a little bit, I can try!

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A Little TLC — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:23:11 GMT

for the wound just clean and use intrasite. you can give a shot of Ab's but you need to insert the needle between the scales.

Feeding wise - they are sods and will not feed!! But thats not a major issue, only if they are in long-term in which case the fun case of tube feeding happens, not very easy with snakes. Otherwise they are fine to go a few days without.

Fluids wise just sit him in a kidney dish of Haartmans or what ever, for 10-15 mins, he will absorb through the skin.