I have a red milk snake that has some blood in its feces. He is very old, I have had him about 9 years, and he was mature when I got him. Any help would be appreciated. btw he was most likely a wild caught specimen.
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Blood in the feces?
copperhead13
Feb 16, 2006 09:50 PM
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Jeff Hardwick
Feb 17, 2006 09:57 AM
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
