Poop is hanging out of snake.
We just adopted our 5 yr old ball python. She has what appears as rat feet sticking out of her poop shoot (sorry for not knowing a technical term)(also she eats live rats, she won't take dead ones). I am wondering if I should gently pull it out to help her pass it so that she will eat again (she hasn't been wanting to eat and we think this may be the reason). She is moving around fine, comfortable with her environment and with us, very docile. Please help, first time snake owner. Thank you.
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you sure its a female, if its a male could be a hemipeen {cant spell it } thats not retracted.
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ok. it doesn't look like spurs at all. It's coming out of the middle of the spurs in the picture and it truly appears to be rats feet and looks like part of poop (BUT I am going to take a picture here in a lil while and I will post it because if I need to get her to a vet I'd like to do that soon). She is moving around fine, no pain. It reminds me of how our dog has to scoot along on her butt sometimes to get stuff that is hanging out in their due to hair & such. Doesn't appear to be swollen at all.
ok gotta get the kiddo to school and then i'll take a picture and post it. thank you for all the help, this forum is wonderful!!! :)
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i gotta subscribe to this one, i have never heard anything like this. we will be waiting for that pic to help
oh and also, what state are u in, either someone can help you or atleast recommend a good vet