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I have an eight week old ball and I have a question. Last night before I went to sleep I noticed my snake had went to the bathroom. I cleaned it out of his cage and went to sleep. When I woke up I noticed something comming out of his butt. It looked like a little bubble and im not sure what it is. My friend with a ball informed me it might be a Hernia.I have no idea what it could be but I am worried about it. If anyone has any information please let me know. Thanks

It could be a prolaspes - is there still tissue hanging out or has it been drawn back in?
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Tosha

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It is the second day and it is still there. What is prolapse?Is it bad? Is it curable and how much would it cost bc im a poor college student. Please let me know thanks!
Robbie

If it is a prolaspe - a part of it's intestines that have come out - its been know to occasionally happen after a big poop - then what you need to do is to keep it moist - put the snake on damp papertowels and you can apply a powdered sugar and water paste to the prolasped area. Sometimes they retract on their own and sometimes you'll need a vet to reinsert it and put in a stitch to hold it into place. Since it has been two days I would figure a vet visit is probably going to be in order.
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Tosha

"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"

6.34.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
1.0.0 Angolan Python (Anakin Skywalker)
0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Verdi)
0.1.0 Bredls Python (Smurfette)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.0 frogs rescued from pool skimmer
0.0.1 Lizards of unknown origin