Possibly constipated????

[Dom]

Hello,

I am just wondering If i could get some advice...

As I was taking out my blood (about 18 inches) I noticed many lumps inside his body .. 4 that I can see that are about 3/4's of an inch long... I managed to get two out .. It was hardened up Fecees well actually urate .. It really was as hard as a rock. He still has a few in there far up that I can not manage to get out ..

Is he constipated .. Is this dangerous? Should i take him to the vet asap ..

I hear of using oils (if so how) or hot water bath but I don't really know what he has so I though I' ask b4 jumping to conclusions..


Thanks a lot guys
Looking foward to your response,

Dom

[reverendsterlin]

the bath water should be about skin temperature maybe up to 80 degrees F (thats warm for a snake) 2-3 inches in a tupperware. whether it will work or not with this problem, I have no clue

[Dom]

I got him to take a warm bath and got the two last ones out wich were feces... and they were perfectly hydrated and and normal looking ..

I believe the problem is my water bowl .. its is fairly high form the groung and i coud see him struggling to dring do hence he could of been dehydrated .. humidity is around 70 - 80 depending when i mist it down..

Anyone know how this could of been cause .. andy help would be apreciated

Tx Dom

[Grant vg]

Constipated???....nahhhhh.....

a blood python???....yeaaaaaahh...

Its normal dude.....

although i would reccommend having a water bowl that is accessible.....

next time, dont help ur snake "get it out" it will be fine.....
sometimes, especially on smaller snakes u can do more harm, then good trying to get it out urself...

it probably would have done it itself if u left it alone....

[Dom]

I changed the bowl .. so then what do u think it was Grant? The urate wa hard as a rock..

Thanks for te reply.

(I was gentle when helping him.)
Dom

[Grant vg]

Coreys right.....

all of my blood pythons release very hard urates....i thoght that that was normal for all snakes???...

infact i even had a urate so hard and so big that it clogged my toilet!...Remember that Corey!

Unfortunately for Corey....he had to hold his wee wee all the way home...lol

back on topic....when i first recieved my first pair of bloods, they didn't defecate for months...and since then they, and all the new additions have been crapping like clockwork....

i too, no longer keep records of defecation....if there is a problem, i will monitor it closely, but as long as they're eating and defecating regularly then i dont worry about it...

Wheres some pics man!!!! (of the snake that is....)

[Dom]

Thanks guys .. I really apreciate that ..


U reassured me. I don't have pics .. no digital camera anymore .. i wsh i could post some but I can't!

Tx for the help Corey and Grant

Dom