Huge bloat on my big Pied female.. Any suggestions?

[ian.nesmith]

I recently purchased this female from a respectable breeder. She did give me the heads up that she was off feed since late April, and had an issue that when she ate she would get a gas like bloat. She had a fecal done, and a check up and the vet said everything looked fine.


I've had her for four days and she did refuse a rat and a large mouse. Today I woke up and checked on her and she had the bloat. It's on the last third of her body and literally just feels like gas. There is no hard spots, it's soft to the touch kind of like a balloon.

I soaked her in 82 degree water for 55 minutes and the bloat was still there.


Any tips on this? Here are some pictures:














Dislaimer: I did get her at a very discounted price.



Thanks in advance!

[Albert Clark]

Curious, did the breeder of this pied say how long the animal has had this gas "bloating" issue? And did she or he do anything about it? Secondly, i would call the vet and ask even though the fecal float was fine, does he recommend any adjustments in the feeding regimen. Maybe the animal needs to be on smaller prey items or maybe there is a medication he could recommend?

[tacticalveterinarian]

Did this respectable breeder provide any paperwork or labwork from her veterinarian? I'ld be highly suspicious someone would let go a large pied female at a discounted rate...unless there were some underlying issues. I always warn clients that if a deal looks "too good to be true", it probably is!

[ian.nesmith]

Curious, did the breeder of this pied say how long the animal has had this gas "bloating" issue? And did she or he do anything about it? Secondly, i would call the vet and ask even though the fecal float was fine, does he recommend any adjustments in the feeding regimen. Maybe the animal needs to be on smaller prey items or maybe there is a medication he could recommend?

She said the fecal came out fine, and right now she's off of feed all together but I did try a smaller rat with her to see if she'd take it.

Did this respectable breeder provide any paperwork or labwork from her veterinarian? I'ld be highly suspicious someone would let go a large pied female at a discounted rate...unless there were some underlying issues. I always warn clients that if a deal looks "too good to be true", it probably is!

No paperwork, but I've bought multiple snakes from her 4+ and the only reason she gave her to me at a discounted price was because of the bloating issue. The Vet said it didn't affect eating, or defecation!

[Yodawagon]

Bloating is bad, regardless.

[ian.nesmith]

Bloating is bad, regardless.

Agreed.

[MarkS]

Has this snake been bred? Frankly it kinda looks like an ovulation to me. If so it'll go down in a day or so.

[Albert Clark]

Agreed.

Just check back with your vet to see if there is anything else they recommend and if they say there is no recommendation then get a second opinion if and when you can.

[stickyalvinroll]

Could be eggs

[Kibbleswhites]

Never hear of bloat in snakes; dogs, horses, cattle, sheep, goats, but never snakes. Looks like an ovy.