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[boscmonitorman]

hello everyone
i posted on here afew days ago about my blood having not gone to tiolet for some time, about 3 months
well today i have felt a very hard lump at the base off her tail just before her anal scale, and this lump can be moved up and down the body abit, could this be the urates, and if so how do i free it up?
i am giving her a warm bath as i type this and occasionaly massaging the lump in hopes off it breaking up but to no luck:(
could any advice on what to do next?
cheers

[boscmonitorman]

update, shes poo'd some urates out, but nothing much and the hard lump is still there, could this be something else other then hard urates?
help!!!!!!!!!
cheers

[Pythonian]

don't take my word for it... but it is probably a hard urate stone. I think bloods are known for that. But remember bloods don't crap as often as other snakes.. i'm used to snakes crapping at least once a month so i'm trying to ignore the fact mine isn't.. just so i don't drive myself crazy because of fecal matter.. that is just frightening..

Mike

[boscmonitorman]

hi mike

yes its like a stone, well more like a rock:)
how do i get it out, will it pass out on its own?
will it hurt my blood?
cheers for the help
:(

[Grant vg]

I agree with mike,

Dont drive yourself crazy, it sounds like just a urate. dont push it out, cause theres really no need for it.
It will come out when it wants.
Continue with the baths once a week or so, im not sure how long your soaking it for each time, but a couple hours at one time once a week will probably help.
After a good time of acclimating, it will begin a normal defecating cycle.
So my advice is dont sweat it.

[Corey Woods]

On a healthy blood you can usually move the urates and crap around inside them.......this is normal. Sounds like your blood is doing fine and I wouldn't worry about him at all........he'll crap when he's ready. Because he went to the bathroom and the hard lump stayed inside (and because it is moveable) obviously it was ment to stay in there or it would have come out.

Corey

[Pythonian]

Yea i've heard that Urates get so hard (from the blood being dehydrated) that it may keep the blood from crapping. but i mean if you say it moves around it can't be that stuck in. I really wouldn't worry about it. you're worrying a whole lot, over ****... literally ;) *ba da ching!!* thank you! thank you. i'll be here all night!! *cricket.. cricket* ... oh....

Mike

[boscmonitorman]

lol
thanks everyone
well she seems ok, she had her first medium rat last night so if eating is a sign off health shes as fit as they come:)
i'm still abit worried cause i cannot believe something can eat sooooooooo much yet crap not at all!!!!!!!!!
i'm mean out off all my snake i have and owned shes the best, never refuses ameal and will even take seconds from other snakes
i will post apic off her as soon as i figure how
thanks all again
:)

[Pythonian]

i love bloods try to post that pics as quickly as u can .. yea it is hard to imagine.. i'm thinking they eat so much until they've built up a good ammount of pressure in there and it shoots out lol.
actually my blood just urinated for the first time lst night so i'm happy.

Mike

[Grant vg]

has your blood been tested for parasites?