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When you take him out, place him on the bed or floor, watch his movement, if it's effortless and smooth I wouldn't worry.
He does look a little crinkly, after a few good meals and a couple sheds he should be ok.
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Well it doesnt seem like his back half is as strong as his front half
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Looks like he has a massive pee or poop..I've had hatchlings get that bloated, water balloon look and feel to them when they pee they're just fine, if you're really worried then a vet visit is in order.
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he also looks like he's in shed.... very under weight though. my youngest was wrinkley like that when i go him and he was under weight and hadn't pooped as well, looked bloated and like they said, couple feeds and shed later, he's all better.
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His color doesn't actually change. It is an optical illusion. What is occuring is that the animal is full of gas. It has expanded and stretched the back half of the snake out. The scales are stretched so far apart that you are seeing the skin between each scale (the skin is white). This gives the look of a snake that appears to be going into shed. My bet would be that if you feel just anterior of the vent, you will feel some sort of "blockage". Possibly a large urate ball that cannot be passed, or may pass very soon. I just recently had a hatchling like this, and manually palpated out the urate (in some cases it could be some other form of impaction), and was able to gently palpate out the gas by "stripping" my finger from the head towards the tail and pushing the gas out that was present behind the blockage. Sometimes there is liquid urine behind the blocake. After this is done, your snake will look "deflated", but should go back to normal.
note: If you do not feel comfortable doing this yourself, trying to find an experienced herper or vet in your area to help you.
I hope that helps,
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Re: Torn muscles?
Originally Posted by muddoc
His color doesn't actually change. It is an optical illusion. What is occuring is that the animal is full of gas. It has expanded and stretched the back half of the snake out. The scales are stretched so far apart that you are seeing the skin between each scale (the skin is white). This gives the look of a snake that appears to be going into shed. My bet would be that if you feel just anterior of the vent, you will feel some sort of "blockage". Possibly a large urate ball that cannot be passed, or may pass very soon. I just recently had a hatchling like this, and manually palpated out the urate (in some cases it could be some other form of impaction), and was able to gently palpate out the gas by "stripping" my finger from the head towards the tail and pushing the gas out that was present behind the blockage. Sometimes there is liquid urine behind the blocake. After this is done, your snake will look "deflated", but should go back to normal.
note: If you do not feel comfortable doing this yourself, trying to find an experienced herper or vet in your area to help you.
I hope that helps,
Thank you SO much for that reply. Tonight I will soak him in warm water to hopefully relax and soften anything that may be in there, and give it a try. I'll let you know how it goes
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WOW! I can't believe what a difference that made. He isn't nearly as bloated now (though still has some bloating left). I figure if it's still there tomorrow, we'll do it again. I got him to poop, pee, and there was A LOT of gas in there. I never knew they could retain gas like that. Is it something that happened because he is so underfed/unhealthy? He is 8+ months old and only weighed in at 105g when I got him a week ago. He is also moving better and seems like he feels a lot more "relieved" hehehe Again, thanks so much for your help. I would have felt really silly taking him to the vet and for them to tell me he has gas
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0.1 Creamsicle Corn
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Wow I would have never guessed that snake was over 8 months old. I am glad you got the problem figured out I would have never guessed that myself.
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Yeah he was a gift for someone in June, the poor baby. I just hope he pulls through for me. He's such a sweety. I pulled him out to check on him tonight and layed him out on my bed, and all he wanted to do was get close to me and snuggle (yes I know it's cause I'm warm, but I thought it was cute anyway)
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1.7 Normal 1.0 Spider 1.1 Cinnamons
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0.1 Creamsicle Corn
Others:1.0 Mexican King Snakes 0.2 Dogs - Gracie and Loba 1.0 Three Legged Cat - O'Doyle
1.0 Red Iguana - Rex 2.0 Umbrella Cockatoos 0.2 Rose Breasted Cockatoos
2.7 Button Quail 2.12 Breeder/Pet Rats
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