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RE: Blood in the feces?

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Posted by: Jeff Hardwick at Fri Feb 17 09:57:56 2006   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Jeff Hardwick ]  
   

I would consider first a lab report on 2-3 fecal samples (pool them a store them cool but not airtight) even though the animal has been in a collection for many years. It's possible to acquire endoparasites via cross contamination from another infected animal or some other factor (stress) has brought on inflammatory bowel disease. This is easily treated with a vets help and a lab report.

If you soak the waterbowls in a soap or bleach solution, are you rinsing the bowl thoroughly?

Has the snake ingested some substrate?

You might downsize the food items a bit while gathering the fecal samples, it's possible that this is temporary damage but do get a lab report on some feces for the peace of mind.

All for now, Jeff

   

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  • Blood in the feces? - copperhead13, Thu Feb 16 21:50:10 2006
    • You Are HereRE: Blood in the feces? - Jeff Hardwick, Fri Feb 17 09:57:56 2006

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