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This is sick but....which end did it come out of!!

pythagoras Jun 24, 2003 12:24 PM

Okay....about a 2 months ago, I handled my bp about a day and a half after it ate a nice sized meal. The next day, I found what looked like snake-poo but it was completely dry, and looked like it was made of fibers, even on the inside of it. Spica shed and pooped about 4 weeks ago. She ate 10 days ago. I found another sample of this stuff today in her hide. One small piece was white, with the normal green yellow goo at the end. The other was almost black. Both were completely void of moisture, and looked like they were made of rat hair, except it wasn't just on the outside...it was all the way through the stuff. That's all that it was made of. Anyway...which end do you think it came out of? Today is feeding day, but if my snake is regurgitating, I'll give it a few more days.

Extra info you may or may not need:
She lives in a 40 gal. breeder with a gradient of 93-79 with a UTH and 100watt ceramic bulb. has 3 hides, plenty of fresh water. I use bed-o-beast shredded coconut shell to hold humidity and then cover that with dry aspen. with occasional spraying humidity ranges from 45% - 75%. the feeder rats are always pre-killed and always pounded immediately. my pet store has only had rats that may be slightly larger than i should be feeding. Spica is about 38" long and about as thick as my other snake She has grown a lot from the 18" she was in January when I got her.

Replies (5)

JM Jun 24, 2003 12:39 PM

I mean, really stink, not just normal snake feces stink? A regurge reaks to high heaven and you'll definatly smell it. In fact, my husband laughs himself silly every morning as I yank open every tub and sniff~ It's faster than looking for snake poop or a regurge and I have several snakes. If it just stinks, I know I need to change the paper. It it REAKS ODOR, I have to step back and gag for 5 min~ Then change the paper!

pythagoras Jun 24, 2003 01:49 PM

It's kinda wierd. It definitely did not smell like normal poo, but then it also didn't smell nearly as strong! I had to get right up to it in order to smell it at all! Maybe because it was dried? but it's not like it was in there for long...it was not there the day before.

-Jeremy

sparke303 Jun 24, 2003 05:57 PM

I bet it's your first normal poop...no more yolk, now the mice you've been feeding it are cycling through.

Jonathon Jun 24, 2003 12:42 PM

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serpentcity Jun 24, 2003 11:05 PM

...it COULD be regurged even if it didn't gag you. Keep the meals smallish...leave the snake alone for the next few meals...it might be 3-5 meals before it deficates again...and it should be black (uric acid deposits off white to yellowish). Yes it is normal for hair to be in scat. Scott J. Michaels DVM

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