Thank you poop gods.....and Kara lol.

Hey guys,


Well it has been a rough few weeks for me and of course my short-tail. I recieved him in perfect condition from Kara @ NERD. He was a great eater, shed perfect, pee'd, drank and was docile. Fastforward to a week ago. I had not had a bowel movement from him since I got him, only reason I had waited so long to seek a vet was because I know these guys really hold their crap in.

Well after soaking and soaking I started to feel on his body and sure enough I could feel a HARD mass at the last 1/4 of his body.

Went to the vet and got an X-ray done and sure enough he was full to the brim with fecal matter and hard urates. Vet gave me some oral medicine (stool softener) and told me to give 2 ML's every other day for a week and see what happens and we would go from there.

So this is the first time I have ever had to administer medicine to any of my snakes....needless to say it was amatuer hour lol.

All of sudden in the middle of him squirming..me repeaditly apologizing for having to grab his head and his tail thrashing...I see that something is coming out of him. I grab the end of his tail and help him pass two HUGE HARD urates. I set him back into his cage because I was so happy I had to go tell some people. I then take him back out of his cage and try to adminsiter the medicine again well he takes a nice big 10 inch dump!!! :carrot:

I will call my vet in the morning and let her know and see if I am go to go on getting him back to feeding. I have held off on feeding him for about a month and a half.

Just wanted to share my long and boring story. These guys have a very slow metabolism BUT it is our job to check and make sure there arent other issues.


Mike

PS Pics of the poop will be up later :carrot:

Yay.... poopy pics!!!!


Waiting with baited breath... ;)

Rock on dude!!! Glad to hear he's feeling better!

They take some monster poops don't they??? Haha how much does your little guy weigh? Length?

And as gross as it sounds. I need pics!!!!! Haha my guy has gone about a month and a half with no urates or poop. I just know I'm in for a honker here sooner than I'd like.

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiidy-ho!!!!!

You get the Mr. Hankey seal of approval!!!


Hydration + lower temps + moderate meals = happy poopin'!

Congrats on your recent, er, "developments" Mike!!! :D

K~

Thats such a ummmm. awesome story. My vet popped out a huge urate too. I was surprised that thing could come out, out of a little you know what.

Thats great to hear Mike. Got any updated pics of him too? I bet he is even more handsome than the last time. Good luck. :)

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...ere/Poo001.jpg

As you can see even though he drank when he would be soaked it was still very hard.


Mike

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As you can see even though he drank when he would be soaked it was still very hard.


Mike

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YUMMMMMEEEE!

Holy crap.... :O

That's about what mine looked like. I came home from work. And some of the paint inside the front door walkway was peeling off the walls.

I went into my room and I found the cause. Haha. Congrats on the empty blood!!!

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Holy crap.... :O

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sure is :P

wow that is huge... guess thats the "gross" thing I have to look forward to when I get my balls :D congrats on your guy feeling better.

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That's about what mine looked like.

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ewwwww :confused: :P

Haha that sounded bad didn't it? Haha I meant my blood pythons doo doo was that much.

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ewwwww :confused: :P

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Originally Posted by KLG

Hydration + lower temps + moderate meals = happy poopin'!

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Will soaking also help to induce a drop?

Isn't that a no brainer?

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Originally Posted by Earl

Will soaking also help to induce a drop?

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Isn't that a no brainer?

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Obviously not to him if he had to ask.

Yes soaking will help, it also encourges them to drink which in return helps a ton with hyrdation!


Mike

I hope I didn't come off as a prick with that statement!!! He's givin me some good advice with my blood and some comfort when I was concerned. I just figured he knew that soaking would help with hydration and "bathroom" issues with these guys. As well as ball pythons.

Sorry about that earl :)

Speaking of soaking. My blood has been soaking the last few days at night. I weighed him today. He went from 1525 grams to 1575 overnight!!! That's just crazy.

I guess he's sucking in some crazy amounts of water!!!

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Originally Posted by 8b8ll

Obviously not to him if he had to ask.

Yes soaking will help, it also encourges them to drink which in return helps a ton with hyrdation!


Mike

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I hope I didn't come off as a prick with that statement!!! He's givin me some good advice with my blood and some comfort when I was concerned. I just figured he knew that soaking would help with hydration and "bathroom" issues with these guys. As well as ball pythons.

Sorry about that earl :)

Speaking of soaking. My blood has been soaking the last few days at night. I weighed him today. He went from 1525 grams to 1575 overnight!!! That's just crazy.

I guess he's sucking in some crazy amounts of water!!!

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No harm done man. Sorry if I came off as one to.

Hahah prepare for him to pee like a burm!!


Mike

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I hope I didn't come off as a prick with that statement!!! He's givin me some good advice with my blood and some comfort when I was concerned. I just figured he knew that soaking would help with hydration and "bathroom" issues with these guys. As well as ball pythons.

Sorry about that earl :)

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Don't be silly. :sunny:

I knew they liked to soak but I could never tell if it actually helped moved it along.

Your cool :) is that what he's got in store for me? He passed urates over a month ago. Along with some number 2. Nothing after that.

I haven't felt any lumps in his rear section either.

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No harm done man. Sorry if I came off as one to.

Hahah prepare for him to pee like a burm!!


Mike

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hahaha poopy gods! hey you gonna wear that shirt when your done cleaning off the poop? its kinda like tie die i guess, just yellow and black with a lil smell... gives it character i guess

Update on my boy. As said earlier he's been soaking the last 2 nights. He went from 1525 grams to 1575 grams overnight.

I check on him last night and then this morning. He went from 1575 grams last night to 1650 grams this morning. I wonder what's he got in store for me. That's 125 grams of water in about 2 days. And then today is feeding day!!!

Or maybe he just realized that big bowl in his tub has water in it. Haha

my little baby short tail soaked everyday for a week straight, then one day he let out some poo nearly as long as him! These suckers can hold it it.... now he's just a baby. I have nightmares about what jade has in store for me... its like a building storm. Can you feel that dark electric vibe building? I can... and I'm hiding...

Hahah yeah when they go they can really let it loose!!!

I don't feel any urates or poo in his tail end. So I don't think he's gonna pass anything just yet. Maybe he will who knows.

I think he just found out he can get in his bowl. And is soaking up some much needed hydration.

Mine did not poop, or urate since I got him at Daytona, that was in August.
Then about 3 days ago she pooped like a horse, lol.
I wasnt worried tho, not even for a minute, cuz i heard these guys hold it in, lol.

Ok my Blood hasn't dropped in a while now. His humidity is fine and I've been soaking him. He drinks after he eats to. He seems fine but do you guys think I should take him to the vet just to be safe?


These guys sure can bring on the worry. :oops:

Well how long is a while? Have you felt any hard masses in his tail to cause worry (like it may be constipation)?
I always recommend a vet visit if you start to worry that much. If he's due to shed soon, you could wait and see if he drops a load then.

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Well how long is a while? Have you felt any hard masses in his tail to cause worry (like it may be constipation)?
I always recommend a vet visit if you start to worry that much. If he's due to shed soon, you could wait and see if he drops a load then.

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Probably 6-7 months. Maybe longer.

I can't feel any lumps but when you look at the last quarter of him he appears...full. :weirdface


I don't know, everyone else's snakes are a crappin but mine! I feel left out. :mad:

yea, that does seem like a while :O. I would play on the safe side and see what a vet says about it. (of course, make sure they know about the bloods expected pooing schedule just so they dont flip out)


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Did a quick search on vpi and this is what I found
http://www.vpi.com/mailbag/2006/10/i...on_constipated

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I have never seen a constipated blood. It might happen, and maybe this is what yours is doing , but I doubt it. We regularly have them go 4-6 months without defecating when they are about 1-3 years of age. Why they don't defecate often at this age, I don't know--but they don't.

If you need for her to defecate, then "swim" her--put her in deep warm water (maybe about a foot deep) and make her swim. Don't make the water too warm, about 83-87 degrees F will do nicely. Don't leave her unsupervised and don't leave her in the water for more than five or ten minutes. Usually a blood will decide to defecate in a few minutes. But I wouldn't worry, and I wouldn't bother. DGB

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My guy hasn't gone in about 2 months. And I hear ya. He's looking pretty full. Last time he was like this he just one day dropped a doo doo that caused a power outage. Haha

Try the swim technique if your really concerned. I probably would if it was mine. But that's just me.

I'm gonna guess they're just growing the most this time in they're lives. And they need all the food they can get.

I'll try the swim tomorrow. Thanks everyone, I tend to worry too much about my Pythons sometimes. :rolleye2:

I'd bet if he's lookin a little fuller than normal. And its been that long. That the swim would work.

Just keep a close eye on him. Good luck tomorrow!!!

Give us an update on how it goes.

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I'll try the swim tomorrow. Thanks everyone, I tend to worry too much about my Pythons sometimes. :rolleye2:

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K, If he hasn't gone in that long....either I'd go to the vet and get X-rays...or you need to do something.

That is a long long time, and I doubt swimming will trigger him to poop. Who knows though.

All it took for me was trying to give mine medicines orally, and a little manual everting from me.

Good luck.

Mike

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K, If he hasn't gone in that long....either I'd go to the vet and get X-rays...or you need to do something.

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You don't say. :gj:

Well that swim thing didn't do much but I guarantee, never in all your life, will you see a Blood Python move so fast as to put them into a tub of water! Total greased lightning.

Anyway a trip to the Vet seems to be the only option left to this poop issue.

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Well that swim thing didn't do much but I guarantee, never in all your life, will you see a Blood Python move so fast as to put them into a tub of water! Total greased lightning.

Anyway a trip to the Vet seems to be the only option left to this poop issue.

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Hey Earl...just curious what, if anything, came after this post? :)

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Hey Earl...just curious what, if anything, came after this post? :)

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I see this has been answered in another thread started by Earl...interesting and hilarious story, haha!

Here's a follow-up to my blood's poop situation!

Back in January I had to take my blood to a vet because he was impacted. I went 2 weekends in a row with the first enema (1st week) making my blood spew out the rock hard urates. The 2nd weekend after, the enema had my blood letting loose all the stored feces. The vet commented she had never seen a snake with that kind of "mess" before, LOL.

Since then, my blood had not defecated. I woke up this morning to find my blood had shed - and also noticed a huge pile of "logs" in the enclosure which will require a total enclosure disinfection and clean up. Since I acquired my blood as a yearling in August '07, this has been the first time he's natually "let go". After the vet trip in January, I was always worried that there may have been some nerve damage, etc. where he wouldn't be able to "go" on his own. But surprise surprise! A big relief I'm sure it was for my blood - and me, haha! :)

Hi,

Great to hear he went on his own.:gj:

And to think people think we're wierd when we celebrate snake poop. :weirdface


dr del

Nothing makes a Blood owner happier than some good ol reptilian log droppin!

I'm glad to hear your Blood is doing well Dvas. :)

Good for him!!!

My new female is going on a doodie strike.

I was able to swim her in the bath tub a few weeks ago. She let go of some rock hard urates.

But no doodie. Shes gettin swollen too. So hopefully somethin soon?

Only time will tell. Good to hear yours is doin good!

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Originally Posted by 2Devious

Holy crap.... :O

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Excuse the pun!:8:

hi guys i was in the process of shipping out a blood and noticed the lumps in the back end and got worried i took him to the shower ran some warm water over him and kind of massaged him then all of a sudden he let go of the biggest urates ive ever seen and after he finished i found out they were rock hard but after a few of thoughs (urates) he passed alot of logs. he was nice and empty and i had a mess to cleam up before Liza found it lol

I have a big problem and is that the vendor that sold me my blood had no records and I have no idea of hen she last pooped. but sinnse I have her she passed dry urates but no logs on the
11/may/08 I need to swim and masage her. hoping it makes her feel beter.

http://vpi.com/mailbag/2006/10/is_my...on_constipated

http://vpi.com/mailbag/2007/02/borne...on_constipated

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I have a big problem and is that the vendor that sold me my blood had no records and I have no idea of hen she last pooped. but sinnse I have her she passed dry urates but no logs on the
11/may/08 I need to swim and masage her. hoping it makes her feel beter.

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How long have you had him? Bloods can go for a very long time. My girl just went after a 5 month hiatus, and is seriously 300 grams lighter.