I found something interesting on monty

I don't know what it is because it 's inside of him i thought it might have been a cracked rib but he doesn't mind when i touch it. Then i thought maybe its an absess but like i said its internal its about half way down his body and its just like a little ball or something. not quiet sure what it is he dosent seem to mind it when its touched and when hes moving it disappears but when hes being held or hes in his i want attention phase and just sitting there looking at you u can clearly see and feel it.

its like its a knot or something in his stomach could he have eatin a mouse and it went down wrong? could he have messed himself up some how? or could it just be me going crazy?

i would be going to the vet! i was watching animal planet (steve irwin) and they had a snake which has a tumour... they removed it and the snake was fine but they said that where it was, it would have eventually blocked the snakes ability to digest!

Are you sure its a him! When a female gets ready to breed they get these little knots about the size of marbles in their lower half.

Just my two cents.

i dont know if its a him but the thing is if it is a her it wouldnt matter becuase it is only about 9 months old and i dont think it is a tumor but ill keep a real close eye one it and if i see anything happening with it then i'll deff take him to the vet

perhaps give your vet a call and see how much it is to get it checked out... cause with my vet it's $35 for a check up type visit... and my snake would be worth every penny. ;)

cause it's better to solve a medical issue before it grows IMO

yea im giving my vet a call and setting things up for this friday since i get paid this week coming up and right now im broke from taking my ferret poe to the vet for a check up and to get her up-to-date on her shots

please keep us posted... :please:

well i got an appointment for the sat after thanks giving at 12 in the noon time for monty and for my ferret poe at the same time so she can get her up to date shots and so monty can get sexed and check out

Definitely a good thing to go see the vet. I was talking with a breeder on the phone the other day and they mentioned a snake with a type of infection I'd never heard of (we were talking about snake ailments) that starts out on the inside and looks like a lump, and eventually absesses to the outside. Nasty little infection, it sounded like. Wish I could remember more about what was said.

:cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r:!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That deff. dosen't sound good. I hope thats not what it is. If you could try and remember the name of it it would deff help out alot its a small ball feeling thing on his underside right near where his stomach would be but he ate fine last week and it just showed up like last nite or the nite before so i hope that the vet says its nothing to worry about cuz if it is something to worry about then ill pay any amount of money to get it fixed i dont wanna lose my baby

:eek: when's your vet appt?

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That deff. dosen't sound good. I hope thats not what it is. If you could try and remember the name of it it would deff help out alot its a small ball feeling thing on his underside right near where his stomach would be but he ate fine last week and it just showed up like last nite or the nite before so i hope that the vet says its nothing to worry about cuz if it is something to worry about then ill pay any amount of money to get it fixed i dont wanna lose my baby

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I'll try to find out, but not sure when I'll be able to. In the meantime, make sure you keep the snake on clean, dry substrate. Newspaper would be best.

Hope all is well with Monty. Remember if possible to take a fecal sample in. If you've never collected one, just grab the next poop, pop it into a ziploc baggie and seal as airtight as possible, pop that into a second baggie and seal, pop the whole deal in the fridge and drop to the vet as soon as you can (you can drop it off before the appointment, just phone and let them know you are bringing in a fecal for a fecal float). Also don't feed just prior to the visit as you don't want to have Monty examined while still digesting a recent meal.

thanks for the info franky and jlc i will deff get a fecal sample asap cuz i fed him last nite and there was no hesiation from him as soon as the mouse hit the floor he stuck him and it took him about 5 mins to finish the mouse off fastest i ever seen him take down a full size mouse