In June 2005, I took in 15 imported ball pythons from large well established breeders. They came to me weighing in at between 20-45 grams. They were definitely going to be the greatest challenge I had ever faced. I had no experience with any of their problems except blister but was willing to learn for the babies sake. All had not fed since birth. Some had blister disease. Some had scale rot. Some had bacterial infections. Others had combinations of all of the above. All of these are were eating with a week by rolling. Most were eating on their own with 3 months. A few were still rollers but growing and thriving well. We only lost 3. One died an hour after arrival, another one from a very severe case of blister and they other one severe blister within the first week. It was very difficult for me but the others kept fighting so they kept me going. We have 3 stories of 3 very lucky ladies so I'm dedicating a page to them as I think these success stories is what makes it all worth while.  I didn't realize how desperate these babies really were until mid 2006 when I was talking with several people who informed me that the size of a normal size hatchling was 75-100 grams. I was truly shocked when I realized that I had taken babies that were truly freezer bound and saved their lives. This amazed me so much that I had the ability to save these babies that I wanted to get the word out to other well established breeders so that more babies may have the chance to survive rather than end up in someone's freezer. All of my work is done strictly confidential. I'm very proud of the babies that survive and their progress. I'm always willing to learn about other problems as well. The more experience I can gather the more babies I will be able to treat, no matter the age, size or condition. My ball collection today is 217 with more on the way! I currently have 9 in the incubator & more due to lay.

thanks for sharing, its nice to see someone making a difference in the animals we love to keep, and the rest of the world loves to hate!

thats incredible thanks for your inspiration..