I fed my corn snake last friday but he still looks like he just ate. He has passed a stool but its way too small for the three mice he ate. Do snakes get impacted?
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Question about possible impaction
Langi
May 26, 2003 12:57 PM
Replies (2)
IcedGoddess
May 26, 2003 02:02 PM
they can.
But, what substrate do you feed it on and what are the temps like? i don't know how likely it is that they would get impacted on mouse alone, but if he ate some aspen or something along with the mouse, it can cause problems.
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Dianne
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Castle Serpents
krisg
May 26, 2003 06:00 PM
Once in a while it'll happen when they really have trouble passing something, for me it's only happened once, and that was when a large male was taken out of brumation and over a week went by and he still hadn't "passed" his first meal. If you're getting worried, give it a luke warm bath, let it soak a bit, and I can almost guarantee it'll pass it in the "tub". In my case, he passed it on my couch not 2 minutes after I took him out of the sink....grrrrrr......
A bath does wonders, but I wouldn't worry after only a few days.
Kris
Canadian Corns
