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 Posted - 14/09/2009 : 01:06:47
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Kellog
the nice one
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Posted - 14/09/2009 : 04:36:07
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Thanks for replying GP and thanks for the reassurance SGrossyboi! He is in the cold end, but does feel warm enough to the touch. Have already decided that I need to start handling him again even if it means taking him out of the hide, but then when I lifted hide yesterday he has gone 'blue'. Will just have to wait this shed out, then feed him as he is really due a feed today, and then start with the handling again. It is interesting about him losing desire to find somewhere warmer so might move him to warm end after shed and feed.
Thanks again. Dont know what I would do without you guys calming me down! I really am a nervous newbie!!! xxx |
  
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gingerpony
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Posted - 15/09/2009 : 20:22:51
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| TBH i'd just disturb him in his cold hide, maybe remove it completely for a few minutes till he finds somewhere warm to settle |
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Kellog
the nice one
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Posted - 15/09/2009 : 23:19:51
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| Good news is Kellog came out of his hide this afternoon (while I was asleep) and spent a while in the warm end. Very blue according to OH. Now back in hide but it has encouraged me. Assume he will come out to shed, then will feed him as he was due a feed yesterday, then leave 48hrs and start handling normally, even if it means taking him out of hide. Hopefully all will be well - please...... xxx |
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gingerpony
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Posted - 16/09/2009 : 21:50:30
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Kellog
the nice one
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Posted - 18/09/2009 : 19:41:05
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My 1000th post! Just thought I should do something to celebrate it by announcing it here!  xxx |
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Posted - 18/09/2009 : 19:48:02
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My 1000th post! Just thought I should do something to celebrate it by announcing it here! xxx
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Kellog
the nice one
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Posted - 22/09/2009 : 04:45:37
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Good news but not great news. As said before Kellog was blue and has taken longer than normal from coming clear to shedding....but he finally came out of his hide and shed yesterday! Perfect clean shed, lovely to watch, just seeing him out and about was amazing! He then did a massive poo and stayed cruising round the viv. When my OH opened glass door to clean out mess Kellog even tried escaping, so I took him out to handle for just the period while his viv was being straightened. He felt beautiful but was very active, immediately up one sleeve, down my back and out the other sleeve! Put him back in and he stayed out of the hide for quite a while. It almost seemed as though he needed to shed to rid himself psychologically of the mites incident (I know this sounds bizarre but it was his last shed when the mites happened). Decided to leave one day before feeding him - he was supposed to be fed last Monday - but he has hardly been out at all today that I have seen, only enough of his body to reach his water bowl. Unfortunately I had to take my son back to hosp this morning for most of the day so missed any chance of handling him and obviously cant tell for sure if he has been out or not. Really wanted to weigh him before next feed. Will feed him today and then leave for the needed 48 hrs and wait and see what happens. A glimmer of hope I guess.....just was so good seeing him moving around his viv for a couple of hours as if everything was back to normal.  xxx |
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gingerpony
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Posted - 22/09/2009 : 22:02:26
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good news about Kellog shedding and i hope your son's ok too
hope things get back to normal soon x |
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Kellog
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Posted - 23/09/2009 : 04:03:48
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| Fed Kellog this morning. He still hadnt been fully out, just enough to reach his water bowl and looking out ocassionally, so I havent disturbed him by handling him. He did take a bit of encouraging. I originally tried dangling mouse at opposite end of viv to hide he is in to encourage him out, but he would only come out a bit. Eating is more important to me than tempting him out so moved it nearer and he struck from the hide. This time he didnt drag mouse back into hide, which was good, so got to watch him feed and then he hung around for a few minutes stretching his jaw before retreating into hiding again. Think I will give him his 48 hrs then start handling him normally, even if it means moving him out of hide. xxx |
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
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Posted - 23/09/2009 : 06:45:28
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glad hes started venturing back out...
you know when he had the mites problem and you had to bathe him, was he out and about when you got him out to bathe? i know that sounds silly but if he was out and about he might have linked being out and about and being picked up with being bathed? hes probs trying to prevent himself from going in the bath tub again! bless him
i would def start lifting the hide on him..i have to with mont otherwise i would never see him! lol
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Kellog
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Posted - 03/10/2009 : 03:46:44
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| Now I am back I have started handling Kellog normally by taking hide out and then him out. He was lovely and calm to handle, although he kept trying to get under my clothes! It did seem to stimulate him cos he stayed out of the hide for a bit when I returned him. Yesterday was feeding day so, on Hiper's advice, I took out the hide and took him out just for a few minutes handling, then returned him to the viv without putting the hide back in. Reason for this is last few feeds he has only struck and then dragged mouse into hide to eat. He didnt seem bothered and struck really well, no coiling but was lovely watching him eat. Only problem was that once he was finished feeding he decided to burrow and move around the area his hide normally is and he is such a long snake it was hard getting him out of the way long enough to put the hide back in! Was finally able to and he went straight into it, but then poked his head back out and stayed that way for a while. All positive I hope! xxxx |
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Posted - 03/10/2009 : 10:57:47
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that is great news kellog, i am so happy he is getting back to his old self!  x |
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