Half of Ball python paralyzed

I am sorry that she didn't make it. Do keep in mind that a necropsy is definitely not money spent on a dead animal--it is money spent to protect the rest of your animals.

FYI, my vet charges $25 for a necropsy--it's not always as expensive as you might think.

If something like that was happening I would definitely have a necropsy done.

While the necropsy will not bring back your BP it will give you a definitive answer on the cause of death which is very important since you have other snakes.

If money is tight ask for a payment plan.

This thread describes exactly what is going on with my ball python, Spent money on the xrays snake is up and down but not eating and kinked on the back. xrays show big gas bubble. She can't get out of water bowl on her own, but fortunately will drink if I position her head above the water. She did have a major mite infection about from 1 month-2 weeks before this occured and did use pest strip above the cage and betadine soaks with some mineral oil on the top to kill the mites. any results on the thread or any one with some wisdom ideas would be most appreciated. I've been keeping reptiles for nearly 30 years and have never seen this before....

Hi,

It would probably be a better idea to make a new thread with all the symptoms in it and link back to this thread.

Did she always have the kink and could it have been caused by trauma?

I have no idea if any of this could be caused by the mites ( or a visus etc they passed on from another animal ) or even by the pest strip ( I think they mostly cause neurological problems if an overdose occurs? ). But I would definately mention it to the vet.

Is there any way to physically release some of the gas to reduce any pressure? It might just open a path for infection though so the vet may not even consider it.


dr del

I am so sorry for your loss. But thank you so much for sharing with the rest of us. This is a very important and educating thread. I never knew that gas could cause this kind of symptoms or anything about IBD. Thank you for sharing.