Blue Urine

Hi all, I have looked everywhere for an answer, but this seems to have thrown everyone! I have a female ball python, aprox 2 years and 1 month old. I got her in November last year and she's great! This week is the first week she has refused a feed. Her last shed she was too dry and struggled (she was staying with a friend for a few weeks while my electrics were upgraded). She is very much n sluff now, and is not happy. But I have just removed some urine from her tank that was mostly blue (and a little white)! Has anyone got any idea why?

What kind of substrate are you using? Blue doesn't sound normal, but if you're using newspaper or something with a colored dye, it could be from that.

No she's on bark. Very wet bark, as she throws water everywhere! lol

well, higher production of bile in the liver can cause the normally white urates to appear a yellowish green, but blue I don't know about.

I know that. But this was most definitely blue, I mean face book blue! She's not happy, although more lethargic than anything else.

Hmm.. I don't have any other thoughts or suggestions. It was just the first thing that came to mind. Good luck and hopefully someone can come up with some sort of explanation...

Yea my animal can confuse everyone!! I'm not going to worry, Give her a few days to shed and see how she is then. :cool:

I would switch her to paper towels just so you can see the waste a little better.

That is really odd. I don't know what could cause it to be blue. :(

Pictures of it??

I am inclined not to disturb her too much, as she is seriously not happy and within the next day will shed. After that I'll take her for a check up. Thanks anyway! :)

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Sorry I didn't get pictures :(

I would get her on some papertowels so you can see what's going on. And I would do it before she sheds, as she is likely to potty when she sheds. Then you will have a sample to take to the vet with her. Get her in and get a check up.

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Hey, maybe she has an axanthic liver, it doesn't produce any yellow bile to it appears blue...

(yes I'm just kidding...) :rolleyes:

Anouther thing that it may be is what ever your rat breeder is feeding there rats .. if its feeding the rats booberrys or something like that may be doing it

It is a sad day America when Facebook is used to describe a color. "Facebook blue!" not dark blue, royal blue, but Facebook blue? I am young and in the Facebook generation and still feel a little sad about "Facebook blue." what's next a crayon that says Facebook blue? Wouldnt surprise me...


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I know that. But this was most definitely blue, I mean face book blue! She's not happy, although more lethargic than anything else.

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LOL...Facebook blue....BP.Net blue is the same blue as facebook. ;)

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Originally Posted by Julie Squish Hewitt

Hi all, I have looked everywhere for an answer, but this seems to have thrown everyone! I have a female ball python, aprox 2 years and 1 month old. I got her in November last year and she's great! This week is the first week she has refused a feed. Her last shed she was too dry and struggled (she was staying with a friend for a few weeks while my electrics were upgraded). She is very much n sluff now, and is not happy. But I have just removed some urine from her tank that was mostly blue (and a little white)! Has anyone got any idea why?

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I used to see this in woma python females just prior to breeding time. I was told by a vet that it was due to hormonal changes. The color was normally greenish but if they passed some liquid urates, it would get tinged blue.

If there are no other signs of illness and she is eating and otherwise behaving normally, I'd wait for a week or so and see if it clears.

Just out of curiosity, how large is she and what has she been eating (size wise)?