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RE: Everglades rat feeding...experienced...

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Posted by: snakesunlimited1 at Mon Feb 18 19:41:09 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by snakesunlimited1 ]  
   

Clear fluids being spit up can be a sign of lung worm. With the fluids seen and the regurge I would at the very least raise the heat way up to over 80 (80-84) for the cage and a hot spot near 90(88-92). I would also strongly recommend a vet visit. If it is a glades from a dealer in Florida there is a good chance that the snake has seen the wild and with that it raises the chance of parasites. Lung worms left untreated will result in a prolonged death. If treated incorrectly it can lead to a quick death, so research your vet and make sure he is experienced.

Of course being that this is a online guess I could be completely wrong but I have seen a few collections with lung worm and it showed itself with regurges and clear fluid discharge. Fresh dead snakes would have worms in the mouth as they tried to escape. Not pretty!!!

Jason

   

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