Rescue Ball Python
This is the young male ball python i got today as a re-home. I am shocked and saddened that people can do this to their animals. This is why it's SOOO important to do your research before acquiring any animal. If you don't know how to properly care for it, don't get it just because you “Seen it and had to have it” so you could not care care of it correctly for a year or more. I have spent hours working on removing stuck shed cleaning and throwing out all the things from the old enclosure and putting him into a clean safe enclosure for his quarantine time. I have put medication on his sores and am working with a trusted professional to help (hopefully) rehabilitate him through this healing process. This poor guy could have a multitude of problems that will need to be checked and monitored closely for a good amount of time. This is why I am here sharing the proper information to help animals like this and prevent this from happening through education. I started out this day excited at the thought of a new addition to my family and ended it saddened and have cried a lot for this animal. he was sitting in little plant beads for like bamboo plants and aspen bedding, with standing water in the bottom. They said it was female...it is a male. They also said it's just a normal morph but its very yellow in color compared to a normal. They also told me it was 1 and 1/2 years old. He is now comfortably resting and de-stressing from today's activities safe and sound. I hope this poor boy has a speedy and uncomplicated recovery, but it's too soon to tell. The time to prepare through research and learning is BEFORE not after acquiring a pet of any kind! There is so much information out there and it is our responsibility to these animals and the hobby to make sure we are doing everything with the most trusted information available and not just get a pet and leave it in a tank to rot.
