Fatty Lucy (the snake)- Before & After

We adopted Lucy from my rescue sister Marybeth in December 2014. She had been found literally starving to death after being abandoned in a box with three other snakes. The rescue they were dumped at figured Lucy would be the first to die and they gave her away. Luckily she ended up with Marybeth who kept her alive.

When we got her, she was barely 2 pounds and ate like a horse. I loved having a ball python who ate 100% of the time. She had a lot of muscle damage in her back end from starving.

Tonight, Lucy came out so I could change the paper towels in her tank. She went off food for at least 6 months last year and is barely starting to be consistent with eating her rats. I figured I might as well weigh her since she was out.

SIX POUNDS!! 

This girl is a chunk!!

While I'm blogging, she's exploring my incredibly messy desk that will be (maybe) cleaned off tomorrow. She's not overly worried about the mess; she is liking the heat from all the electronics.

Lucy will always be my baby girl snake. We have no idea how old she is, but she's my baby girl. She's a true survivor and a sweetheart.

P.S. My vet says it's pretty common for snakes in dry climates (like Utah) to have little wrinkles on their eye caps. There's not much to do about it. She's hydrated (I watched her drinking yesterday) and healthy, but wrinkly since she's a Utahn. :)

Star & Elliott

I'm helping a rescuer friend by rehoming Star, a baby ball python she had taken in, and by fattening up her rescued baby Elliott. 

I just love babies! 

Don't you just want to boop that little nose?! It's so cute! 

One More Food Success

Lucy, my female ball python who was found starving in a box, finally ate last night!! After THREE or more months! 

Ball pythons are well known for being fussy eaters. Lucy used to eat weekly and never turned away any food. I suspect she's finally at a healthy weight and feels secure with her food so she can ignore rats when she's not hungry. 

I Love My Lucy

Lucy is my baby. She always will be. I just love this girl! 

She's the only snake I have since I let Buddy become a class pet. She's been pretty mellow this winter. I'm excited for her to be more active now. 

Tonight I took her out to show my nephews and now she's hanging out on me. 

She put her head near my ear and I was listening to her breathe. 

I love this girl. :) She's my Sweetie Pie Snake. 

Lucy, my Beautiful Snake

Lucy's hanging out on the bed with me tonight. 

Lucy

We recently added this beautiful girl to our zoo. She is a rescue, found in an unheated box with three other snakes. She was literally starving to death. 

She is doing great now. She is super friendly and eats like a horse.