Sad story and a warning to all bringing animals up..

Posted by jeff on February 24, 2002 at 20:44:39:

I have to admit, I had been bummed that I couldnt find a yearling Glades rat that got loose early last fall but thought she'd eventually show up. Yesterday, about 5-6 months after the fact, I found her by stepping on her in the dark but she seemed OK. Now she had been living without food and water for all that time in a house that the thermostat is set on 55 degrees!! I immediately set her up in a shoebox with a water bowl in my snake room (at 70)_and she was dead in the box the next morning. I really think that bringing her up too quickly caused a serious dehydration problem, has anyone else heard of this?? I always read about bringing them up slowly but nowhere have I read about the results of it. Any help??J

Follow Ups:

• Re: Sad story and a warning to all bringing animals up.. Paul Hollander 02/26/02 (1)
  • Re: Sad story and a warning to all bringing animals up.. patricia 02/28/02 (0)

Post a Followup

Name:
E-Mail:

Subject:

Comments:
: I have to admit, I had been bummed that I couldnt find a yearling Glades rat that got loose early last fall but thought she'd eventually show up. Yesterday, about 5-6 months after the fact, I found her by stepping on her in the dark but she seemed OK. Now she had been living without food and water for all that time in a house that the thermostat is set on 55 degrees!! I immediately set her up in a shoebox with a water bowl in my snake room (at 70)_and she was dead in the box the next morning. I really think that bringing her up too quickly caused a serious dehydration problem, has anyone else heard of this?? I always read about bringing them up slowly but nowhere have I read about the results of it. Any help??J

Optional Link URL:
Link Title:
Optional Image URL:

---

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

kingsnake.com | NRAAC.ORG | ReptileBusinessGuide.com | ReptileShowGuide.com | ReptileShows.mobi | Connected By Cars | DesertRunner.org AprilFirstBioEngineering | GunHobbyist.com | GunShowGuide.com | GunShows.mobi | GunBusinessGuide.com | club kingsnake | live stage magazine pool banner - advertise here advertise here advertise here kingsnake.com® is a registered trademark© 1997-     - this site optimized for 1024x768 resolution -