g124v17y
05-26-2008, 06:04 PM
Hello friends,
My striped corn snake (spot), regurged about a month ago.
I followed protocol to the T and everything seemed to be going well. He was very active and happy and was finally getting used to his viv.
Now however, the past couple of days I have noticed a change. He is much less active and staying in one spot most of the time. He doesn't respond to water or blowing on him, and when I touch him he barely reacts. Now, normally if I would even try to pick him up he would bolt away at the speed of light and I would have to catch him. Now he doesn't even unravel, he just lays there and lets me pick him up.
He is also leaning to the right. What I mean by this is that normally he would look straight forward and flick his tongue a lot, and now, he leans his head to the right and just lays there.
He is barely flicking his tongue, which he normally does a lot when not in his viv. Lastly, on his butt, (the flap where he poops out of) it seems that some poop has caked on there and dried. I attempted to put him in a bath and try to take it off but it seems to be stuck to his scales, and I am afraid to tear them off. I will take him to the vet ASAP but considering it is memorial day, that probably won't be today. Any help would be great, sorry for the long post.
My striped corn snake (spot), regurged about a month ago.
I followed protocol to the T and everything seemed to be going well. He was very active and happy and was finally getting used to his viv.
Now however, the past couple of days I have noticed a change. He is much less active and staying in one spot most of the time. He doesn't respond to water or blowing on him, and when I touch him he barely reacts. Now, normally if I would even try to pick him up he would bolt away at the speed of light and I would have to catch him. Now he doesn't even unravel, he just lays there and lets me pick him up.
He is also leaning to the right. What I mean by this is that normally he would look straight forward and flick his tongue a lot, and now, he leans his head to the right and just lays there.
He is barely flicking his tongue, which he normally does a lot when not in his viv. Lastly, on his butt, (the flap where he poops out of) it seems that some poop has caked on there and dried. I attempted to put him in a bath and try to take it off but it seems to be stuck to his scales, and I am afraid to tear them off. I will take him to the vet ASAP but considering it is memorial day, that probably won't be today. Any help would be great, sorry for the long post.