So this new bamboo arrived last Wednesday and she just seems a little "off."
To be honest she's a tiny bit of a mess.
She's underweight (triangular) and she came with scabbing under the jaw that looks like she's been rubbing. So far I've just sterilized it with cotton swabs a couple times without handling her and then let her be to acclimate. I know it'll be better when she sheds, but it sucks that there's scabbing regardless.
I ran a fecal (both a smear and a kit) and didn't see anything to indicate parasites, but what I've been most concerned about is that she's pooped for four days straight. My other snakes will pass a urate one and day poop the next, or maybe poop twice in one week if they've been holding on to it for a while, but never have I seen a snake poop for four days in a row - not even with the sick or injured snakes I treat occasionally. Too much pooping has me scratching my head.
Aside from that she seems ok. There's no roaming, she's been hiding since I got her and Tuesday is feeding day so I planned on offering. It's just the poop thing. I'm concerned there may be a gastrointestinal issue considering she's underweight?
I just wanted to know if this is just me going into "panic and save the animal" mode as I'm wont to do and it's nothing to be worried about before I traumatize her with a vet visit.
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