Bloated with poop

Hey guys, quick question. When a snake is incredibly bloated around its cloaca and hasn't pooped since eating, does this mean that it's constipated?

I have heard my sister in law talk about her vet squeezing down the length f her corn snake to get the poop out. Is this something that is normally done to ball pythons as well? Or just corn snakes?

Thank!

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No, they are capable of passing their own waste...I have some that only go when they shed, which is several weeks sometimes. Sausage butt is normal :)

It just means you have a impending present.

I question your sister in laws vet's knowledge of herps if he treated her cornsnake like a tube of toothpaste lol...
Some of mine only go once a month and others only go after they shed which can be even further spread out.

I have heard of assist pooping for really backed up snakes (blocked by huge urates or something), but that seems it would be a very late resort.

If you're worried about it, soaking them and/or letting them roam around usually does the trick.

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Originally Posted by JennM

If you're worried about it, soaking them and/or letting them roam around usually does the trick.

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Just do not let them roam anywhere that you do not want a large amount of poop/urates/pee.....

I agree that actually squeezing the poop out should be a last resort, but there's nothing wrong with a warm soak and gently massaging the abdomen. My female occasionally gets a little dehydrated when she's on one of her colossal fasts, and the soak/massage technique always seems to do the trick to get her to pass urates.

While a small amount of bloating is not usually harmful, it can hardly be comfortable...

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Originally Posted by Manasha-Bogo

Is this something that is normally done to ball pythons as well? Or just corn snakes?

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That's not normally done to any snake that I'm aware of...impacted anal glands on Cockerpoodles, yes, but not on snakes.

Lol, pooptastic. Thx.


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