Please help!!

Need help with my champagne. he was going to the bathroom and i came back and foundd this. any advice? or does anyone know what is happening?


http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...illness018.jpg

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...illness017.jpg

Posted on your other thread.

Looks like a prolapsed rectum?

What other thread?

I would try and get him to vet as soon as possible.

Search for "prolapse" on here to find some threads with first aid/ advice in the meantime.

I'll try and find the threads I'm thinking of but the more of us searching the quicker we find it.


dr del

Muddoc had this one on a hemipene prolapse..
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...olapsed+rectum

Ralph had this prolapsed rectum on the tube...

YouTube - Prolapsed Rectum In A Ball Python

I'm not a vet by no means but from pics I've seen in the past it looks more like a prolapsed rectum.

Get him to the vet....I have never seen this in person but have read about and I just did a search. To me I agree with the other....a prolasped rectum.

Sorry!

Ok,

Here are some links with info in the threads;

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ight=Hemipenes

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...light=prolapse

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...light=prolapse

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...light=prolapse

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...light=prolapse

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...light=prolapse

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...light=prolapse

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...light=prolapse

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...light=prolapse

And this video from Ralph;

YouTube - Prolapsed Rectum In A Ball Python

And this link;

http://www.anapsid.org/prolapse.html

But it is serious and time is a definate factor in cutting down on complications.

So, vet - quick as you can. This isn't something you want to wait a week about. Especially with something as expensive as a chamagne.


dr del

Also...I cannot remember where I read this...but don't let it dry out either.

Sorry I cannot be more specific...but I do remember that part as well. I will continue to try to do more research. Everything I am finding right now says get to the vet immediately. I did find a do it yourself thing on rcreptiles.com but I did not feel that was a safe way to deal with it.

hey guys thanks for all your help, nice to have some help. He will be seeing a doctor sometime tomorrow. it is 11 at night here and it seems all the emergency vets in this area dont like to have on hand herp vets. I have bunch of place to call in the morning, and we are hoping a friend of mines dad will be around tomorrow cause he is a herp vet and the closet one

Good deal bro and wish you the best of luck, he's a hot snake, keep us updated on him.

Thats a prolapsed rectum most likely caused by a heavy parasite load you need to lubricate it with ky jelly and take him to a vet you can try to press it back in gently but I am more comfortable with a vet doing that. If you have a fecal sample from that snake take it to the vet with you. It is very important even if you are able to get it back in to follow up with a vet ASAP.
Keep it lubricated until you are able to seek medical attention for the snake.
Good luck.

Hey Stefan...how is your snake doing?

While waiting to see a vet, you can soak him in sugar water. This will help keep it moist and will also help it withdraw back inside.