Help, something is terribly wrong here!

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Originally Posted by Chocolate Muffin's

I sure hope that little peanut is ok. I'm so sorry you are going through this.
Your in our thoughts:(

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Thank you. I am so very upset over this and am dreading it being something that isn't treatable.

She was the very first pip/baby I ever have had come out of a ball python egg....I am going to just sob if she doesn't make it! :tears:

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Originally Posted by SatanicIntention

Don't you have thermostats? Just turn the thermostat up and it will regulate itself. Not too difficult.

If the room gets up to 85, it's fine. As long as they have a 10-degree difference, you don't need a "very" cool side. 70s is way too cool, especially for babies. I have kept mine at 95/85 since 2003 and they are doing great.

She doesn't have to have a BM for a fecal exam to be performed. The vet will take a fecal loup, insert it into the snake's vent and will perform the test on any material that is obtained. Just take the snake in and have it done. That way you can know if your other snakes could be infected as well.

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Oooh, okay, okay yes, I'm sorry I misunderstood that. I thought you were telling me to have the 90+ warm side and then have ten degrees lower than what I -already- did. I was very very confused @_@ and not exactly sure you knew what you were talking about either, lol. (would be way too cool)

Also okay, I will ask my vet about this. How could it infect the other snakes? Could they too have a blockage from the yolk/being genetic or are you leaning more towards internal parasites on that one?

Wow I am so sorry to hear you are going through this. I have no words of advice since I (in my few months) have never seen this. Just think positive...it will be something they can treat. Just keep thinking that!!!

Please keep us updated as to what is going on.

Remember...positive thoughts!!!!!

It might be possible that whatever food item remains in your snake's digestive tract is rotting faster than the snake can digest it if the heating wasn't right and/or the food item was too big. That might explain the distended stomach and refusal to feed but if that's the case and it can't purge itself, the putrefying item inside could kill it. Definitely get to a vet asap.

Going to the vet today at 11:45 with her to see what is going on. Hopefully she will make it! *crosses fingers and feels awful*

I would soak her in warm water for a few hours. I would bet she lets out a huge amount of feces. I have had a few times in the past where I had to massage out the feces after soaking if just being in the water did not do the trick. I would bet there is a huge urate stuck right by the vent that is keeping her from going on her own. Usually once you get that first urate out the flood gates will open and there will be a a bunch that comes out easily after that. I would do it over a bucket.

Unless you have a very good exotics vet I think you are wasting your money by going to the vet. IMO most vets do more harm than good when it comes to reptiles.

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Originally Posted by pfan151

I would soak her in warm water for a few hours. I would bet she lets out a huge amount of feces. I have had a few times in the past where I had to massage out the feces after soaking if just being in the water did not do the trick. I would bet there is a huge urate stuck right by the vent that is keeping her from going on her own. Usually once you get that first urate out the flood gates will open and there will be a a bunch that comes out easily after that. I would do it over a bucket.

Unless you have a very good exotics vet I think you are wasting your money by going to the vet. IMO most vets do more harm than good when it comes to reptiles.

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I am not sure there is anything in there to come out like you say. I have squeezed her a bit here and there and nothing is close enough to the vent to come out. There was a very -small- urate there and she ended up peeing last night passing it no problem at all.

It only made her extremley skinny right by her tail, but she still remains bloated. The temps have been higher in her cage all night and upon looking this morning she was laying off the warm side anyway, >:l and it's -not- too hot at all.

I am soaking her now, but a vet trip is still worth it IMO. I trust my vet and yes, he is a good one when it comes to my reptiles. He's helped me out a lot so far and I hope he can help me out now.

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Originally Posted by Coils

I am not sure there is anything in there to come out like you say. I have squeezed her a bit here and there and nothing is close enough to the vent to come out. There was a very -small- urate there and she ended up peeing last night passing it no problem at all.

It only made her extremley skinny right by her tail, but she still remains bloated. The temps have been higher in her cage all night and upon looking this morning she was laying off the warm side anyway, >:l and it's -not- too hot at all.

I am soaking her now, but a vet trip is still worth it IMO. I trust my vet and yes, he is a good one when it comes to my reptiles. He's helped me out a lot so far and I hope he can help me out now.

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After soaking for an hour or so I would try to see if you can work anything out of her. I would start from just above where the bloating starts and apply some pressure down towards the vent. Don't press too hard but a little pressure will be needed. I actually had to do this with my first het lavender. I paid 5k for her and was very nervous, but she has been fine ever since and laid a great clutch for me this year.

Here is the update,

Sadly enough she has a gasious infection likely from prey being too big, this leading to her bloating. (gas, bateria, ect) I don't understand how this happened since she was getting so skinny eating the smaller prey and all three of her siblings were eating the same exact thing/same exact amount without issues. I even read a number of times that fuzzies (had SMALL ONES) were the right size for hatchling balls pythons. :(

The vet gave me some medication until Monday, but her chances are very slim. You know there is nothing good hearing from the vet that "you may lose this one". I would imagine he is likely preparing me for the worst. I am very upset and feel just horrible about this as -I- will be the cause for her death.

But I will give her the antibiotics until Monday and then hopefull update more as I go along with GOOD news....

Thank you all for your help and I hope my first ball python baby EVER makes it out of this OK. :tears:

Sorry to hear about this little one. :tears:

I'm rooting for her to pull through though!