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i have a male 2 year old ball python who has been a finicky eater for the past 2-3 months. anywhoos....he has been having super wet/but dries quickly liquid STINKY poo...any ideas on what it causing this nastyness? HELP

Possibly your snake has parasites. I would arrange to have a fecal done with a veterinarian.

any ideas on where he could have gotten parasites? the past 2 years he has eaten fine, poo wasnt super stinky.....not until recently...

All snakes have a natural load of parasites in the intestinal track. Sometimes, for some reason, that parasite load becomes overwhelming and causes problems like loose or smelly stools.
Also, if the snake slithered through the water dish and left a small amount of fecal material in the water, then drank the water....it can increase that load of parasites and cause some
problems. Many keepers worm their animals annually just as a regular preventative measure.

HE is horny, won't eat, he is empty and all that comes out is a little fecal laftover matter and some liquids....when he eats he will be ok.....

this ...non-eating , can also make parasites worse/multiply....but get him to eat first and see...

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thanks so much for the info and help, what kind of meds and how would one go about doing a "annual parasite cleansing"

yes....he doesn't eat...there is nothing in him to come out...

....and it stinks....

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regular snake poop doesn't.