I found blood?

teague · 10-10-09, 06:52 PM

My BP shed today with a nice size poo. I was looking at her and noticed some blood around her rectal area. I have no idea what to think. Was her poo too big? Some internal problem? Please help!

BP_okay · 10-10-09, 07:46 PM

Was there blood in the poo too..or even some mucus like stuff? Is she listless?You might want to save it to take it too the vet. I know this is gross, but put it in a baggy and in the fridge. It will keep it from drying out, and the vet can do a test on it. Amebiasis is a possibility which is when a parasite is ingested through contaminated food/water. What kind of mouse did you feed her? Live, F/T, etc? This could be overkill, but I am a worry wort. The good thing is, is that if this is the case, it can be treated with anitbiotics.

Good luck and hopefully more knowledgeable folks will be able to help.

Traci

teague · 10-10-09, 08:21 PM

Thanks Traci. I already threw the poo away before I noticed the blood, but I did look at it (always do) and it looked normal. She is not listless at all. She is her same old self. That rat was alive when I got it. Dead when she ate it. Trying to get my balls on f/t so I've started off with f/k. She is feeding on a f/t right now. (so proud) Anyways, at least her appetite is still there.

The word "parasite" freaks me out, hopefully I will get some more feedback, and again I thank you for yours.

BP_okay · 10-10-09, 08:55 PM

You are welcome...like I said I am a worry wort, and I hope I didn't alarm you. The good news is there's no blood or mucus in the poo! Whew! Congrats on the coversion to the F/t - something i will never be able to accomplish with my sand boa.

teague · 10-13-09, 02:07 PM

Well Traci looks like you were the only person to give me any feedback. I'm a bit disappointed that not one other person on this entire forum had any insight as to what was going on with my little girls bleeding. So thank you, and only you.

Will0W783 · 10-13-09, 02:33 PM

I didn't want to say anything when I wasn't sure what it was. Have you found any more poo? After doing some research, it seems it might be possible she tore her skin a bit shedding, if she shed recently before the poop. Otherwise she might have scratched herself or just had a particularly hard poop. I would watch carefully and see if the trend of anal bleeding continues. If it does, get her to a vet, but hopefully it wont' happen again.

pyythonboa · 10-13-09, 06:57 PM

same thing happened to my bp and it was right after a shed.sometimes they expose there rectal area when pickedup or alarmed.saying that if its exposed it can get cut.just keep an eye on her,if it happens again get to a vet,but my bp was fine yours should b to.

Will0W783 · 10-13-09, 08:18 PM

They're usually planning to musk you or actually doing it when they expose the rectal area- basically they're everting their musk glands so they can squirt it on you...blech. My milksnake used to do that to me all the time.

teague · 10-13-09, 08:30 PM

Thank you all so much. Every time I think I have a grip on understanding my snakes and there well being, something like this happens and throws me for a loop.

Uhmmmm...why do they want to squirt us?

BP_okay · 10-13-09, 11:15 PM

Teague - I am so glad some more folks hopped on this thread! Whew. They musk as a defense. Basically, to be blunt they are saying "You are really annoying me and now I am going to fart on you!" I have never had this happen thankfully, but it's really smelly from what I understand. Apparently scarlet milk snakes are notorious for musking.

Will0W783 · 10-14-09, 09:26 AM

Yes it smells awful. It's like a combination of really concentrated cat pee and fart. It's nasty and it's oily and hard to get off your skin. Thankfully Medusa has calmed down and doesnt' do that to me anymore. I think almost all milksnakes are notorious for it. Medusa is a Pueblan and she freaks out about everything. My male hypo honduran is pretty calm though.

teague · 10-14-09, 10:43 PM

The first time I held my first snake (last year) It peed and dropped a "popcorn" on me. It was so gross. Never been 'musked' though.

Will0W783 · 10-15-09, 08:49 AM

Lol. I got peed and pooped and musked on all the time by my Medusa until she calmed down. I don't hold her often though, as she just does not like it and I don't want to stress her out. It is pretty gross to get peed and pooped on though..lol.

BP_okay · 10-16-09, 12:22 AM

Yeah..not to continue an unpleasant subject, but since we're on this topic; my sand boa did a weird bird dropping white gunk thing on me once. When I find his urate it's rock hard, but he had just had a hydration shot from the vet a few days earlier, so I never figured it out. It turned dry and chalky, so I was just plain confused. Thank goodness it's never happened again...and Kimberly, I would love to have a milksnake, but the musking does make me shy away from them.

Will0W783 · 10-16-09, 10:43 AM

The urate is wet and bird-dropping looking when they first expel it. The poop part is also moist. It dries very quickly due to the heat of the cage. Milksnakes are not always muskers- my male has never done it.