Rheumatoid arthritis in a young one

[ConcinnusMan]

Sorry about that steve. Watching my concinnus pair the last couple of their 18 years with me was like holding onto a cut flower, watching the petals fall off daily but you can't let it go until the last petal falls. I couldn't say I didn't see it coming but that didn't make it any easier. I know the pain you are feeling.

I only first heard about krinkleback a few months ago here: Steve's Snake Observations

I didn't realize he was a young snake. Thing is, with a physical deformation like that, combined with the fact that young snakes are still growing, well, sometimes the growing isn't a good thing. A foot can only grow so far in an old pair of wooden shoes before the foot gets too sore to go on.

I'm not going to hope for the best. I'm not going to hope he pulls through. It sounds like he's ready. I do hope that you are too. As ready as you can ever be.

Again, I feel your pain. Give him a nice ceremony. A celebration of life type of ceremony. Serve crinkle-cut fries to the humans. Decorate with crinkled tissue paper.

Serve the surviving snakes crinkle cut worms (lol, might be hard to make) and they can have their own celebration of his life.

[guidofatherof5]

Krinckleback passed during the night. What time we had together was great.
He taught me a lot and will be missed. RIP buddy. Thanks for everything.

[mustang]

awwwman sorry to hear that he was a cool one....no one but you steve could have helped him live as long as he did

[cowsymbola]

Sorry to hear that.