Is she retaining fluid or . . .?

YES! This is exactly it. Although I have not heard any gurgling when I apply pressure to any part of the large area it is very spongy. Almost like a water balloon but not as much give.

What happened with yours? Did she pass the blockage on her own? Did you do anything special?

I think I am going to get her to a vet soon if it does not change. She is staying curled up in her hide on the warm side.

Thanks for commenting!

Jim

Hi,

I may not have explained how mobile the swelling with mine was - typically when the main emergency happened to me I was panicking so bad I didn't get any pics till afterwards.

She did have a less severe recurrance about 3 weeks later though and I took before pictures of that one.

http://satanswombat.googlepages.com/00_00007cropped.JPG

http://satanswombat.googlepages.com/00_00006cropped.JPG

http://satanswombat.googlepages.com/00_00008cropped.JPG

But when you lifted her tail the mass moved so much (just like a half full water baloon ) that it looked like this;

http://satanswombat.googlepages.com/...edadjusted.JPG

My intitial problems seem to have been egg binding and the second bout just related to the lack of muscle tone according to the vet.

Before reading I have to say the lasting lesson I learned was to have a cushion of spare cash sitting in a bank account to deal with emergency vet visits.

The swelling mentioned in the following thread was approximately another third larger than the pictures at the top of this post.

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=39527


dr del

Wow . . .definitely a rough story for both you and the snake. Thanks for filling me in. I will find out soon enough when she goes to the vet.
The only "glitch" for me is that I do not have much history on my snake. I got her as a rescue. She was found in someones garage and I am not sure how long she was loose and on her own. Who knows what she ate to survive. But, when I first got her she ate fine and seemed to adjust to her new home with no problems.

I will let you know when I do

Thanks again

Jim

Ok Ok . . . egg on my face! :oops:
She laid 9 eggs Sat night/Sunday morn . . .

I would rather be wrong and have eggs than sitting in a vets office right now!

Jim

That's awesome hun, congrats :D

Congrats!!!

Outstanding!!! Sounds like a nice clutch.

Way to go! Where the pics is?!

Edit: Slim, I did it on purpose!

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Originally Posted by CruelHerbie

Way to go! Where the pics is?!

Edit: Slim, I did it on purpose!

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:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Dang, didn't know I was E-Thuggin' that bad!

ain't nothing but a gansta party..