I was talking with Steve on the phone today and he suggested I start this thread for aging snakes. Please feel free to share your own stories and photos. It would be appreciated if this thread could stay focused on aging/elderly snakes and the special care they require, please and thank you.


My beautiful red striped NW (T. ordinoides), Blade seems to be older than I had thought. She has developed what we think is arthritis. She has a lump on her spine and this kink in her tail. We have started massaging her tail and giving her warm baths to help. She is still a BIG pig when it comes to food, and otherwise just as active.