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  • 02-23-2010, 01:44 AM
    Wexotics
    Bleeding Snake
    My gfs snake shed and it appears to have bled from her cloaca. There are blood stains on her sheded skin. Can anyone identify what the problems is? From what i can see there are no abscess in the cloaca.
    couldn't get a good enough shot of the cloaca, here is the shed. The blood is about halfway down the skin.

    http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/.../4/7/6/2/3.jpg

    http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/.../4/7/6/2/2.jpg
  • 02-23-2010, 02:13 AM
    twistedtails
    Re: Bleeding Snake
    It is normal during shedding to have a little bit of blood from the cloaca. If it was only a little I would not worry.
  • 02-23-2010, 02:17 AM
    Mindibun
    Re: Bleeding Snake
    This happened to Adalae when she was younger. It wasn't anything worth worrying about.
  • 02-23-2010, 07:38 AM
    rabernet
    Re: Bleeding Snake
    Completely normal, as the shed from inside the cloaca also comes out.
  • 02-23-2010, 08:46 AM
    BPelizabeth
    Re: Bleeding Snake
    ditto to everyone else....but I can understand the scare. You also might see that there is some dried blood around the heat pits as well. Again...totally normal.

    think of it like a sunburn.....:rolleyes:.....someone told me that a while ago and it stuck with me. (no pun intended)
  • 02-23-2010, 11:20 AM
    Wexotics
    Re: Bleeding Snake
    Alright thank you guys for all the help
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