Poop is hanging out of snake.

Hi,

Yes I think a vet visit would be the best idea - it looks like a prolapse or impaction?

A soak may help but the vet would be needed afterwards anyway to make sure it doesn't get infected from being exposed and dried out.


dr del

That definitely needs to be seen by a vet , and asap.

It looks like a prolapse that has since dried out. I would also get rid of that carpet inside the enclosure immediately. When we scoot on carpet, we almost burn ourself, as in rug burn. That can happen to the exposed tissue as well, and it does look like carpet fibers ground into whatever that is hanging out of her/him.

Clean paper towels or newspaper is in order, after a gentle soak i barely lukewarm water. Please take her/him to a reptile experienced vet asap, and let us know what happens...

yup, like the others have said it looks like a prolapse so u are going to need a vet asap.

It is a prolapsed of some kind that gotten all kinds of carpet fibers all in it I soak it in some warm water and see if you can't get the carpet off of there then take it to the vet or just take it to the vet..I'd prefer the latter..

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Originally Posted by Shadera

I have no idea what that actually is, but I have a hunch. Regardless, I'd schedule a vet visit as soon as you can.

Is that carpeting the substrate the snake has always been on? It kind of looks like maybe there was a prolapse and dragging that around got some carpet fibers ground in there.

Or maybe it's a partially impacted poop? It's hard to tell without snake in hand whether that's poop/fur or necrotic tissue with carpet fibers stuck. It definitely looks irritated though, and it's doubtful that's going to get better without some medical intervention.

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I'm going to call a vet today and see what she can do. The snake actually was on the mulch time stuff when she developed this so I don't think its the carpet but I'm unsure when they changed to the "mulch". I'll let everyone know what i find out when i can. thanks.

I'd like to soak her to see if I can get the foreign stuff off of her.. but how long should I soak her? and should it be just luke-warm water?

I plan to take her to the vet but I'd like to see what all I can do by soaking her first, I don't have alot of money for a vet right now so the less they have to do the better off we all will be.

Also, I want to take out the carpeting in the bottom of the cage, but would you suggest newspaper or aspen bedding???

Thank you all for your minds... we love our animals and do not want to hurt them, we've always wanted snakes so this is exciting for us and we are ready to learn.

Paper towels or newspaper would be the best decision.

Soak to see what will happen. The water should feel neither warm nor cold to the touch...get the temp about as neutral as you can.

Based on the picture though, and the fact that its been this way for a few days, at least...I'm pretty certain that regardless of the soak, you will need a vet's immediate attention. It looks like prolapsed tissue that has died, which could cause a systemic infection if left untreated.

I concur wholeheartedly with the suggestion of either newspaper or paper towels as a new substrate. Don't worry about newspaper ink...it won't hurt the snake.

While I am not against a vet visit, I can tell you what I believe that is. It appears to me to be prolapsed hemipenes. It look as if both of them are prolapsed, and have been that way for at least 7 days or more. There does appear to be some carpet fibers in there, but the black coloration is normal for a hemipene that has been everted for a week. They look very dry, which is also normal for this situation, and I would bet they will fall off within a month. Because they are exposed, it is possibly for the cloaca to become infected, hence the reason for the vet visit, but I have had snakes loose one pene, and that is what it looks like after being exposed for a length of time. The black is very similar to a scab that you would develop on a wound, and more than likely if soaked, would be easily removed to show a very sensitive bloody pene.

All of that is what I can see from the picture, and based on my experience.

I hope that helps,

looks like a prolapsed rectum that got some other material on it (like perhaps carpet substrate, etc.)

My female had a prolapsed rectum late last year, it required vet treatment. I would try to get a recent fecal sample and take that and your snake into the vet. They will test it for any parasites which is more then likely what caused this. Although prolapse can come from force probing and other random occasions.