Need Help - Stool Oddity

I was looking through my rack checking on everyone tonight and I came across something really odd in my butter's tub. It appears to be stringy stool. I've never seen anything like this before.

Can anyone tell me was this is:
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I don't have any experience with snake diarrhea but that's certainly not how I pictured it would be. Could it be something she couldn't digest that maybe one of the f/t rats I fed her ate? Is it time for a trip to the vet? She's about to go blue so I should be able to get a sample to do a fecal exam.

I'm just really confused right now. :confused:

Kind of looks like a tape worm from what I can remember. Whatever it is... Gross.

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Originally Posted by spitzu

Kind of looks like a tape worm from what I can remember. Whatever it is... Gross.

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If that is what it is, I agree it is extremely gross. >__<

I guess I will be calling my vet tomorrow.

I'm on my phone so its kinda hard to see but if u believe it to be a parasite put it in a plastic bag and in the fridge. Ur vet can look at it and prescribe some medsgood luck I hope its not a parasite

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Originally Posted by mpkeelee

I'm on my phone so its kinda hard to see but if u believe it to be a parasite put it in a plastic bag and in the fridge. Ur vet can look at it and prescribe some medsgood luck I hope its not a parasite

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It looks like it was in there for a few days (it was under the paper so I missed it), so I don't think refrigerating it will make a difference at this point. I did save it to take to the vet though.

Weird I would def consult the vet on that one. I have never seen anything like that.


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Yes take that to the vet to see if it's a parasite. That is odd. Snake poo comes in all shapes, sizes, and colors, but that is definitely not something I've ever seen.

I even agree that is quite odd looking. If it were a parasite I'm sure it would've still been hooked up inside the intestines instead of pooped out. Definitely something to get looked at though, I have never seen this before either. Better safe than sorry.

So it took it to the vet this morning. I also go lucky and she left me a nice stinky mess this morning that I was able to bring to the vet as well. That weird thing is in fact a tapeworm and my vet is going to call me later if he finds anything else when he does the fecal exam.

The scary thing is that it is as long if not longer than her. :O AND I have no idea where/how/when she got tapeworms. >__<

On a positive note, I don't have to worry too much about the rest of my collection having tapeworms since they can only get them from rodents (or bugs but I can't see a BP eating bugs).

My best guess on how she got it is either one of the f/t rats I fed her had it or she ate something when she escaped for a week. Honestly I'm actually hoping she got it from the f/t rats because the thought that there might be mice/rats in my apartment scares me.

Have u ever fed live? If so where did u get the feeder from? Did u get the snake from a breeder? (Same feeder questions about breeder) if so then the source has to be put out so others can be aware and so the breeder can check his animals. I'm not an infectious disease expert but I don't think a parasite can be frozen, ingested and reproduce. Maybe. It prolly came from when it got loose. Hopefully ur vet will help narrow it down. Sorry to hear it. Good luck