waldo
06-11-2008, 07:34 PM
What could cause poo to be very slimy and smell like decayed meat? My little milk snake seems to have some kind of a problem and I'm not sure whats going on.
Quick back ground.
Got the snake a little over a month ago, refused food for almost three weeks. First meal was a F/T rat pink, regurged it 2 days later.
Waited 5-6 days, fed a live rat pink, this time it stayed down. Roughly one week later fed a F/T rat pink, this one also stayed down.
Its now been 3-4 days since the last feeding. I was cleaning/watering all the youngs snakes. When I got the the milk cage, I was met with a rank smell. I had though either another regurge or possibly a uneaten food item. I went through the whole tank, right down to the glass. All I found was two little blobs of slimy, nasty poo.
This snake was a freebie from a forum contest and I'm beginning to wonder if I was given a sick snake. I worry about crypto or some other disease I know nothing about. A vet is out of the question, the local vet here refused to even run fecals for me.
What are some at home options I can try? I have powdered acidophilus I can put on the next pinky. I also have panacure worming paste, should I try some of that also?
Quick back ground.
Got the snake a little over a month ago, refused food for almost three weeks. First meal was a F/T rat pink, regurged it 2 days later.
Waited 5-6 days, fed a live rat pink, this time it stayed down. Roughly one week later fed a F/T rat pink, this one also stayed down.
Its now been 3-4 days since the last feeding. I was cleaning/watering all the youngs snakes. When I got the the milk cage, I was met with a rank smell. I had though either another regurge or possibly a uneaten food item. I went through the whole tank, right down to the glass. All I found was two little blobs of slimy, nasty poo.
This snake was a freebie from a forum contest and I'm beginning to wonder if I was given a sick snake. I worry about crypto or some other disease I know nothing about. A vet is out of the question, the local vet here refused to even run fecals for me.
What are some at home options I can try? I have powdered acidophilus I can put on the next pinky. I also have panacure worming paste, should I try some of that also?