HELP! It is her reproductive organs!

I have a unknown sex (probably female) ball python 1500 grams and she/he used to be in ecoearth and now she's on paper towels and sphagnum moss...

What is this? It seems connected to her. What should I do? It is hanging out.... Probably not leave it alone? Vet is 140 just to admit the snake so if there is anything I could do first it would be better.... Kinda worried... Never bred her before. What should I do? Thanks



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I dont know what that is but I was eating while I saw this and I just lost my appetite :( Thanks lol :P

Is it very possible that she is indeed a boy? Sperm plugs can look kinda swirly like that but it looks like it might be a piece of substrate too. :confused: Hope someone can chime in!

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I dont know what that is but I was eating while I saw this and I just lost my appetite :( Thanks lol :P

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Sorry... slightly graphic.

I'm kind of scared.

thanks for the input

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Originally Posted by Daybreaker

Is it very possible that she is indeed a boy? Sperm plugs can look kinda swirly like that but it looks like it might be a piece of substrate too. :confused: Hope someone can chime in!

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never seen a sperm plug before... do they fall off or something? this thing almost looks like a coconut shaving :weirdface

Crusty scales from a previous shed would be my guess. Wipe them off, you won't break your snake.

Looks like a bit of poop.

See if you can "wipe" it out gently with a bit of damp paper towel.


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Fixed! Thanks to everyone :)

PS are these hemipenes or scent glands? Very important I thought she was a girl?!?!?


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My vote is on neither, since it appears you're not popping it correctly.

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My vote is on neither, since it appears you're not popping it correctly.

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Thanks! I appreciate it! Where do I learn?

The area does look a bit enflamed. If you are not actually putting pressuse there and pushing the area out making it look like that then I would suggest keeping her on clean paper towels until all of that puffy redness goes away. Wiping a bit of witch hazel on it with a paper towel every day will help the inflammation go down. Then id try to figure out what caused it. Only three things come to mind. Breeding, staying on damp bedding for too long, or internal parasites like flagellates which cause inflammation.




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