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RE: Green urates...(help)

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Posted by: Paul Hollander at Thu Apr 20 15:52:22 2006   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Paul Hollander ]  
   

The green is caused by bile salts. Bile is produced in the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and expelled into the intestine. The snake may have liver disease, but more likely he's been on short rations. Totally green urates often show up when a snake hasn't eaten for a couple of months.

Paul Hollander

   

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