kingsnake.com - reptile and amphibian classifieds, breeders, forums, photos, videos and more

return to main index

  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research  
click here for Rodent Pro
This Space Available
3 months for $50.00
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday! . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Colubrids . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - May 07, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - May 11, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - May 17, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - May 18, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - May 20, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Bay Area Herpetological Society Meeting - May 23, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - May 24, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - May 24, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Tucson Herpetological Society Meeting - May 26, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - June 04, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . 

Re: parylasis in ratsnakes???


[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Rat Snake Forum ]

Posted by Paul Hollander on March 11, 2003 at 16:54:14:

In Reply to: parylasis in ratsnakes??? posted by D Goudie on March 08, 2003 at 07:08:27:

:Hi Guys;

:Just wondering if anyone else has ever seen THIS?? Last week I noticed one of my baby obseletas felt like a string of jelly. He's been eating all winter & eats with gusto, however he had a really limp feel to him, his vitals were fine but for the last 7 inches of his body there was NO movement, no muscle tone, he wouldn't wrap around you fingers when handled. I looked him over really good, there didn't appear to be any injuries there, his spinal column felt OK but I just got tired of watching him drag his sorry little body around so I did 'the right thing'.......

:Go figure this was one of my favourite too :-( Any feedback would be appreciated.

There is a chance that a congenital vitamin deficiency was the cause. There are plenty of records of vitamin deficiencies doing nasty things to a variety of domestic animals from catfish to cows. Effects vary from species to species and depend on which vitamin is the cause. But feeding the snake a dead mouse with a drop of a good A B C D3 E liquid vitamin mix inside its body cavity might help. No guarantees, of course.

Paul Hollander



Follow Ups:




[ Follow Ups ] [ The Rat Snake Forum ]