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if anyone can help me i would appreciate it. i took my 3 yr old honduran out today for some fresh air and noticed that his butt was somewhat swolen and there was some of his bedding coming out. i thought that he might have some fecal matter just stuck but it was actually tissue with the bedding stuck to it. his cage is extremely immaculate and he has plenty of water. i love this snake more than any of my reptiles and i hope this is not something really bad. if anyone has any help i would be more than greatful. otherwise i will be taking a trip to the vet. thans in advance
adam
ps if i could figure out how to attach an image, i will

Soak the hondo in warm-ish water (80 degrees) for about a half hour and see if she doesn't evacuate.
Do you suspect the bedding was ingested and is now passing through? Snakes heal remarkably well but a vet visit is probably safer than a home style extraction.
Good luck, let's hope the soak lets her pass the aspen chunk.
Jeff
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The rich require an abundant supply of the poor. - Voltaire

Just another reason that I like using newspaper better than aspen.. Newspaper may not look very nice, but it's very safe, very easy to clean, very cheap (free), in my opinion and for my collection it's the way to go!

Good luck with your animal!

~ Mike Russo

Another good substrate is walnut shell...it is extremely small particles that can easily be past, it's good looking and not too expensive.
-Rusty

thanks guys. hes been soaking and nothing changed. i dont want to hurt him either because he is gonna be a future daddy. so im just taking him to the vet. and switching to newspaper. and btw rusy i am anti walnut shell because it killed a whole group of my horny toads cause they couldnt pass it so i wont use it for anything

same here i use newspapers.

I was speaking about strictly snakes.

Considering how Horn Toads eat ants, from the ground, I wouldn't use it. For that type of lizard I would probably use fine sand or maybe a plastic type of outdoor carpet.

I love horn toads...use to catch them as a kid in AZ.

-Rusty

Are his feces properly formed and colored, or does he have grayish, sickly-sweet smelling feces? I'll assume he hasn't been regurging else you would have mentioned it, but how is his appetite? Diminished at all?

I've seen crusties on hondos before, and it can be bad news. I'd suggest a visit to the vet and a full fecal exam to see what is going on in the gut.

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