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HELP!! What in the world is this?

serpentalley said:
I hope Tula is ok and does not regurge a second time. Will be keeping our fingers crossed.

I was reading your thread with great interest as I lost a tiny baby to some sort of bloat-like condition (that is what it appeared to be anyhow). I had purchased a hatchling size snake (for my daughter's bday-our very first snake too:awcrap:) that supposedly had eaten but then I found out they were not able to feed it. I was able to get a response by tease feeding the poor thing but she never did take/swallow the pinky. A few days later, she died (we only had her for about 5 or 6 days).

When we examined her, the body had a buldge in the middle (that I had never noticed before) that looked like gas or liquid and you could see greenish coloration below the skin in the abdominal cavity. I could almost swear it was a rupture or rot of some sort inside her abdomen. We never got a necropsy done (I was just out good money for that snake and now was looking to buy another).

Lucky for Tula the bulge is gone and she felt good enough to eat so that is a very good sign.

She is a very pretty snake btw.

Colette
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Thanks!
Someone else will be alot more educated in the exact anatomy, but the green coloration in the belly after death is the...gall bladder secreting post mortem fluid I believe. Ive read it on here quite a few times.
 
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Look what I found!



I saw something glistening and I got nervous, but upon inspection and scooping it up with my metro card....Its got urates in it!! YAY!

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YAY! So happy for you...Ive been reading this thread and feeling so bad for the stress you've been under.

(Hope you didnt have to go anywhere soon on public transportation??LMAO):eek1:
 
Good news but.....Ah, YUCK> I can see the yellow but is that gravy brown stuff normal? I've never seen any of my snake's faeces that color, ever. Must admit, very educational hehe.

As per the gall bladder leaking, the green coloration was near the vent and the gall bladder should be near mid body, if I remember correclty. But, yeah, it prob. was that the snake was rotting away. eech.

Best of luck on her next feed and keep us posted!
 
It should be brown but Im guessing its watery because she A. Hadnt eaten in a month and B. It was a pinky head....Not much to digest, Im just happy it passed through.
 
Keep us posted on her. I really hope its a sign she is getting better, I am just not sure about the consistency in it though. But I hope it is alright


Ps. I will never touch gravy again! Lol
 
Yeah, umm.... I don't think that is a "normal" defication.
I would DEFINATELY have that looked at by a vet.
 
Don't forget that at her vet visit, she was given a snakey laxative- that probably affected the quality of her poo.
 
Nanci said:
Don't forget that at her vet visit, she was given a snakey laxative- that probably affected the quality of her poo.
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Ya. And she hadnt gone since then so Im assuming the stuff they squirted down her throat had to come out eventually.

Least I know she is drinking water. :p
 
hi ya

My cousin is a herp and owns 21 snakes. a couple of his snakes had the same problem and it turned out to be obesity. im not saying it is but that has been the problems and it looks like it too
 
Nanci said:
Cut the pink in half after it's thawed. Not too messy. Then I just dunk the cut end in Nutribac. If you're putting it in her water, you know you have to change the water very frequently, right, because there is bacteria growing in it. I'd do several meals of cut in half pinks, (with Jasper, I even cut his in thirds for two meals!) increasing the pink size slightly each time, then maybe go to one and a half pinks, then double pinks still cut in half, and since fuzzies are really gross to cut in half, then just do really deep slitting. I absolutely wouldn't rush, because you really, really, really don't want a second regurge.
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Hey Nanci, just wanted to update on Tula since its been a while. Shes is still feeding every 2 days, last 2 meals went great, she ate right away and pooped 2 days later. I was also able to give her nutribac on both meals and her lumps havent returned. Thanks for your help, Im still doing the pinky heads.

Only thing Ive noticed is she is very active, all she does is clmb, I guess because her meals arent satisfying her. She fell in her water 2 days ago and I was sure itd cause a regurge.
 
I'm so happy to her she is recovering! I've been following this post with some concern. Congrats!
 
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