the cause? i can not accurately state the cause. i have heard several theories one of which poor husbandry. the snakes staying in conditions in which there environment is not kept clean enough. the other theory was dust/or dirt plugging the gland and the snake not being able to soak itself to loosen it up.



i can accurately say that the musk gland gets impacted, dries out, they are not able to pass anything through the gland, the musk builds up, and infection sets in.



i saw several post online saying that it was "normal" which is total b.s. imo. also from in the opinion of an experienced vet. from my perspective, that would be like having a hemroid the size of a baseball hanging off your butt and saying it's normal



if anyone else has any info on it, i would be interested in hearing it.



jonathan

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• impaction.... my experience & findings - geckoejon, Wed May 1 05:55:55 2013
• RE: impaction.... my experience & findings - snakekeeper77, Wed May 1 11:48:47 2013
• RE: impaction.... my experience & findings - snakekeeper77, Wed May 1 11:52:57 2013
• RE: impaction.... my experience & findings - FR, Wed May 1 15:08:25 2013
• RE: impaction.... my experience & findings - snakekeeper77, Wed May 1 15:30:43 2013
• RE: impaction.... my experience & findings - FR, Wed May 1 16:29:03 2013
• RE: impaction.... my experience & findings - snakekeeper77, Wed May 1 16:33:56 2013
• RE: impaction.... cause? - geckoejon, Wed May 1 21:04:52 2013
• RE: impaction.... cause? - FR, Thu May 2 13:15:57 2013