Constipated? Picture included

[Tyguy35]

Hey, is this a normal looking tail for a GTP. I normally work with other snakes and this usually means contipated. If she is constipated how can I help her.

Thanks

[Lankyrob]

That certainly doesn't look normal to me.

[wrecker45]

Try a warm bath.

[Tyguy35]

I have had her in a bath about 40 min now. Still nothing she's just pissed off

[Tyguy35]

I got her two weeks ago she hasn't used the washroom in that time. Should I put her in the tub and keep fighting her from getting out to hopefully workout a poop?

[Tyguy35]

Any other thoughts

[sgtsnake]

Is that how she arrived? I would have called the breeder right away

[Tyguy35]

It was a young kid I took her off of. Got her for next to nothing so I consider her a rescue. But yes that how she came. Is there anything I can do to make her go.

[SnoopySnake]

I personally would say if a few warm soaks don't work then a vet trip may be in order.

[franks]

Can you possibly get another picture or two for us? It looks like the vent is stuck open almost?

[Tyguy35]

I will do my best at the moment is not an option she is resting but er vent is closed currently she soaked about an hour in the pic I think it was kinda open. I'll see what I can do in the morning.

[Tyguy35]

Another shot

[franks]

That looks like a bad backup. Hopefully someone that has rectified a problem like this can chime in. If it were my snake, I would stop feeding, and stick with the warm baths- maybe try super gently massaging it after a warm bath.

[Tyguy35]

I just noticed in the soak her tail goes back to a somewhat normal state. I'm also trying the massaging also.

[Tyguy35]

In the tub

[buzzbait]

You could try a big plastic bin instead of the bathtub so she stays in. Just drill holes at the top and put her in there, that's what I used to have to do with my ball python. He hated the bathtub but it would always make him poop if I kept him in it long enough

[shaunyboy]

In the tub

everything looks ok in that picture

please be careful when handling young GTP's as their spines are quite fragile until they're over a year old


you can doze her prey item with mineral oil or milk of magnesia

the dose is 1ml of oil per kilo of snake body weight

you inject the prey with one of the above,then when the prey breaks down in the stomach,it releases the oil or magnesia into the snake.....

iy gets refered to as mouse or rat lax depending on the prey item,it works well for constypation


cheers shaun

[Tyguy35]

When we think of a time frame how long do we keep the snake in the water? Longest I've done is an hour and nothing.

[shaunyboy]

i honestly do not think your snakes constipated going by the last picture you posted

imo its a young snake and growing so the tail end will thicken out to look more in proportion

if possible hold the snake in the middle of its body,then take a picture when the bottom third is hanging straight down

take a pic from the belly,one of it's sides and a pic from its back


cheers shaun

[Derek Roddy]

Spine looks kinked in the 3rd picture. Which would cause it to hold it strange.

Also, I've seen the gapping vent as well (as in first picture) and is usually a sign of the animal having a prolapse at one time or another. Looks fine in the 3rd picture but, the spine does looked slightly Kinked at the vent...most likely from trying to sex the animal.

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