{"id":11598,"date":"2023-02-04T09:10:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T15:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/?p=11598"},"modified":"2023-01-30T01:14:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T07:14:56","slug":"brown-house-snake-kept-as-pet-suffers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/brown-house-snake-kept-as-pet-suffers\/","title":{"rendered":"Brown House Snake Kept As Pet Suffers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11599\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/brown-house-snake-tail-jwvh-20230204-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"constriction on tail of brown house snake\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/brown-house-snake-tail-jwvh-20230204-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/brown-house-snake-tail-jwvh-20230204-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/brown-house-snake-tail-jwvh-20230204-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/brown-house-snake-tail-jwvh-20230204.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11603\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/brown-house-snake-fed-jwvh-20230204-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"holding brown house snake to tube feed\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/brown-house-snake-fed-jwvh-20230204-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/brown-house-snake-fed-jwvh-20230204-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/brown-house-snake-fed-jwvh-20230204-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/brown-house-snake-fed-jwvh-20230204.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The following story about a brown house snake was submitted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johannesburgwildlifevet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital<\/a> in South Africa.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A brown house snake (<em>Boaedon capensis<\/em>) was brought to our hospital after being kept as a pet. Unfortunately this is not legal. Even worse, bad husbandry caused poor shedding (dysecdysis) that created a constriction near the tip of the tail.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11607\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/brown-house-snake-amputation-jwvh-20230204-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"brown house snake on towel after recovery from tail tip amputation\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/brown-house-snake-amputation-jwvh-20230204-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/brown-house-snake-amputation-jwvh-20230204-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/brown-house-snake-amputation-jwvh-20230204-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/brown-house-snake-amputation-jwvh-20230204.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The tip of the tail had no blood supply because of the constriction, and it was necrotic. Fortunately, the damage was posterior to the cloaca. This meant that a tail tip amputation would fix the problem.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. K placed the snake under general anesthesia, and surgically removed the damaged part. Dr. K was assisted by vet student and long-term volunteer, Ashleigh Pienaar, who monitored the snake\u2019s heart rate and anesthesia. It was a great teaching opportunity for a vet student.<\/p>\n<p>While under our care, this snake is receiving the nutritious <a href=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/emeraid-carnivore\/\">EmerAid IC Carnivore<\/a>, which we rely on heavily when treating compromised snakes. Often, these patients don&#8217;t eat in captivity. EmerAid is the best way to ensure that they get all the nutrients they need to heal and be at optimal health when they are released.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A brown house snake suffers poor shedding that leads to tail tip amputation at Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital for recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":11603,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2256],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wildlife-conservation-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Brown House Snake Kept As Pet Suffers - 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