OMG pleae hlp me,my snakes gonna die D:!

[joshtt]

hi,sorry i only signed up because i need help asap, i love my snake and im afraid hes gonna die,i fed him a medium mouse 10 day ago,i tried to fed him again today but he wouldn't eat, so i hear that can be normal but then i expected his body...i found a pair of claws sticking out of his body near the end, yes they are mouse claws coming from the inside out, only 2 claws are visible and he is VERY sensitive to the touch,which i understand, but please help im stressing out i dont wanna loose my snake :/ idk what to do


ball python about 4 1/2 feet

[infernalis]

Welcome to the forum...

Please calm down a minute.

now before you panic, BP have 2 small "spurs" they are perfectly normal, one on each side of the snake near the tail end.

BP constrict and kill the mouse before the swallow it, and digestion reduces the mouse to a puddle of wet poop before the mouse reaches the vent, so it's impossible that a mouse could ever "claw it's way out"

Please don't pick at or try to remove those barbs from your snake, they are a natural part of it's body.

Before I go any further, I would like to see photographs of what you are describing here.

here is a pic of the spurs for you to compare.

http://www.edwardtbabinski.us/images/spurs2.jpg

http://www.edwardtbabinski.us/images/spurs1.jpg

http://jenny.thegreenes.org/vestigal%20hips%20cindy.jpg

[shaunyboy]

hello and welcome

as infernalis has said its most likely to be your snakes spurs.could you post a picture please.dont panic or try to pick at them or you will damage your snake.its good that you've come onto the forum and asked what people think.i'm pretty sure we have all paniced at one time or another about something thats not a problem at all.i remember way back when my first snake went into shed i was flapping like an old mother hen,ha,ha
cheers shaun

[infernalis]

I think you should stick around for more than just this....

We all are happy to help educate you to make you a better caregiver for your snake, and since you obviously love your snake, I do feel it would be best to stay on the forum and ask lots of questions ;)

[shaunyboy]

I think you should stick around for more than just this....

We all are happy to help educate you to make you a better caregiver for your snake, and since you obviously love your snake, I do feel it would be best to stay on the forum and ask lots of questions ;)


as infernalis says you should stay on the forum you'll find its a very helpfull place to be.this forum has for me been the best one ive joined.its full of decent helpfull people who are more than happy to help.we all learn from each other on here.for example,i only keep carpet pythons but i'm thinking of getting some garters.my wife last night asked if i could get her some as she wants to look after them herself.not bad considering she couldnt look at a snake a few years back far less touch or look after them.before i buy any knid of garter i will be asking loads of questions on here regarding the best way to keep them and make them thrive.i look forward to seeing some pictures of your python.
cheers shaun

[marvelfreak]

:)Hello and welcome! Take a deep breath and let it out. Good news your snake should be find, because everything Infernalis and Shaunyboy said is correct. And please stay around and ask all the question you want because we like helping. Now if you could please post some pictures. Just to make sure we are talking about the spurs.:)

[joshtt]

yea i was looking u what it could be,and from the look of it it could just be spurs i will post a pics soon, but they seem to be more whiter and loner than those in the pics? sorry for the panic that most of sounded pretty....well noobish i guess.

i just didnt wanna loose my snake :]

well he wouldnt eat still today, and worse news the mouse got out and ran away -.-

[dragunov.762]

We have all freaked out when something strange happens to a snake we just got. the spurs can be white also and males are typically longer than females spurs. i don't think you have anything to worry about

[Nafun]

A 4 and a half foot bp shouldn't be eating mice!
Mine's barely two feet, and he's on small rats.

[shaunyboy]

yea i was looking u what it could be,and from the look of it it could just be spurs i will post a pics soon, but they seem to be more whiter and loner than those in the pics? sorry for the panic that most of sounded pretty....well noobish i guess.

i just didnt wanna loose my snake :]

well he wouldnt eat still today, and worse news the mouse got out and ran away -.-


dont worry about as said we've all had a good panic over something or other.its good that your care about your snake enough to ask questions.most likely every one of us started with one snake and a lot of panic stricken moments,haha look forward to seeing some pictures of your guy.
cheers shaun

[Bree]

yea i was looking u what it could be,and from the look of it it could just be spurs i will post a pics soon, but they seem to be more whiter and loner than those in the pics? sorry for the panic that most of sounded pretty....well noobish i guess.

i just didnt wanna loose my snake :]

well he wouldnt eat still today, and worse news the mouse got out and ran away -.-

Panic is pretty much a normal reaction of anyone especially when they are worried about losing a snake or pet....so no worries...(and I've had so many rats/mice escape I could stock a pet store ....well NOT really but I do have escapees)

I do hope you'll stick around.....great group of people here and a very nice solid knowledge base for anyone with questions. No noobs here....just people with questions and people with answers hopefully. Nothing wrong with not knowing something.....just wrong when you don't ask :rolleyes:

And welcome to the group!

Bree