Is my BP about to make a bowel movement or is something else wrong?

[slipknotsteve]

hello i am new to the forum,

I just brought home my BP Friday and this is the first i am noticing this. Saturday, is the supposed feeding day for the Petco where he/she was adopted, bu in a book i have read it says not to feed them until at least a week or two after they are introduced into their new home so i have not attempted feeding same goes with handling them due to stress factors, but i had to in order to get a good picture. I have attached a pictures of what i am seeing.

[TheSnakeGuy]

A week of completely leaving your snake alone is a common advisement for acclimating to a new home. It's just typical for keeping down the stress level and helping ensure a good appetite. Such judgments I leave to you.

[slipknotsteve]

so is this normal for the rectal area of the snake, it looks kind of swollen and it looks open. is he/she getting ready to poo?

[elbee]

I can't see the pics

[slipknotsteve]

try this

[ewaldrep]

Looks like a poop coming soon but I'm still pretty new, someone with more experience will chime in soon

[slipknotsteve]

I hope its just that, I am paranoid there is something wrong, i would call my vet but its too late. the last BP NAMED "KROM" I had (who i only had for 2 weeks) sadly passed away during hurricane sandy. im new to BP husbandry (if im using the term correctly) so im not familiar with all the bowel movement notions of a BP

[NormanSnake]

What are the temps in your cage and how are you measuring them? What substrate are you using?

[elbee]

Yea looks like sausage butt to me. Let him be and watch for a poop soon.

[Kaorte]

It doesn't look out of the ordinary, expect some poo soon. Might want to lay off handling so you don't get pooped on