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Cloacal infection help

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Posted by: spider916 at Tue Jul 17 20:26:40 2012   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by spider916 ]  
   

I now have a second ball python that has what is believed to be a cloacal infection. The base in the tail is swollen and the vent is swollen. When you apply pressure like you were sexing a nasty smelling pus comes out. It is mostly liquid but does have some chunks in it that look like cheese. I have been keeping and breeding balls for 15 yrs and have never had a problem, now I get this issue with 2 snakes within 6 months. I have changed none of my husbandry. All are housed individually in rhino raxx. I use cypress mulch substrate. Temps and humidity are all in normal range. All are eating fine. Vet gave me baytril injections to treat infection. My question is what is causing this infection around the hemipenes and cloaca. Thanks for any replies.

   

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