I've had an adult female since June, and while she was obviously treated poorly by her previous owners, she seemed healthy enough. I had her tested for parasites anyway, and treated her for nematodes, and life went on. Until about a month ago she seemed to be adapting, then she pretty much just stopped eating. Since the weather was changing, I thought that might be a factor, so I moved her to an a room where the temperature was more stable. Then, I figured it might take a while for her to settle in after being relocated. But in the last four weeks, all she'd eaten was one hornworm and a couple of cockroaches. Weight seemed to be stable, and when bothered she seemed to have normal movement and reflexes, so I tried to be patient, but tonight I finally cracked and decided to make sure she had something in her, so I forcefed her one f/t fuzzy, just to get some nutrients in there and see if it got her appetite going. She didn't like having her mouth opened, but once I got it in there and backed away she ate it immediately, so mission accomplished, sort of, but I don't think any more that the problem is purely psychological. Her body is very round and feels much harder than I think it should. I don't know if it's eggs or some kind of fluid buildup or what the deal is, but I'm going to have to get her in to the vet and find out. I have no idea how long she's been like this, because her pen is big enough that I very rarely have to handle her, and I don't know I'll be able to get an appointment right away, so since it's after midnight and I certainly can't call the vet's office, I figured meanwhile I'd fish for information about what the problem might turn out to be. Has anybody seen this before?

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0.1 Coastal Carpet Python (Boots)
0.1 Western Hognose Snake (Bebe)
0.1 Cane Toad (Hengo)
0.1 White-Banded Sheen Skink (Minerva)
1.0 Northern Diamondback Terrapin (Queequeg)

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