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Ok, I have seen something very distressing to me, in a pet shop not too far from here in which I used to be somewhat impressed with, there is this poor pathetic ETB. The first few times I saw him(?) there, he looked healthy and pretty. Since then, he has lost an enormous amount of weight, no longer 'perches' on his stick and looks horrid. The pet shop owner said the vet diagnosed him with a "parasite with a long name." He claims the vet said it was a parasite native to the snake's habitat (I am now assuming he is WC) [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif[/img] Anyway, the pet store owner also claims there is no treatment for this parasite and that the vet advised just letting him be to see if he will snap out of it. His cage is clean and the snake seems to have moved when I went back a few days later, but he had no water. Is there really a parasite for which there is no cure and is this the 'standard' treatment for this parasite? I would think that if nothing else, he needs to be soaked in electrolites or something. Is there a way I could talk the owner out of this guy and try to save him? He looks pretty far gone. The owner said he was eating at first, but since then hasn't (says maybe a month). [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img] I am heartbroken just thinking about him. Any ideas? Please? [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_mad.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_cry.gif[/img]
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