Snake Sickness

Need help plz.

My snakes rectal is sticking out and I dont know why? Does anyone have any advise?

It's a prolapse. You can try soaking him in some warm sugar water (yes, water with sugar in it) for a few minutes and see if it goes back in. If that doesn't work, then you need to get all of his bedding out of the cage and put paper towels down. Then go to the store and get yourself some KY jelly (make sure it is water based, should say on the label) coat his bits that are sticking out so that they don't dry out, and get him to the vet ASAP. Tonight preferably, tomorrow morning if not. This same exact thing happened to my first BP and this is what my vet told me to do. Mine was just fine after the vet got his bits back in.

Im sorry to hear this, my little boa girl just did this. get some warm water and dissolve as much sugar as you can in it, then place the snake in the water. while the snake is soaking in the water, call your vet!

My girl had to do surgery, because she ripped her sides!

Why did this happen?

sometimes it just happens, sometimes its caused by too large of food item. what are you doing to it?

So update us! Have you soaked him yet? Called the vet?

A question for ya...Did this happen while you were holding or handling the snake in any way? If so...have you checked on the snake since putting it back in its enclosure?

Sometimes, if they get really stressed or freaked out, they will intentionally evert their "junk"...I don't know if this is some effort to gross out a predator or what...but if it happens because of this, it should right itself after the snake gets a chance to relax and feel safe again in its own home.

If it's a big bulge that came out for no apparent reason and can't seem to go back in...then yeah....follow the advice listed so far and get ahold of a reptile vet asap.

I wish you the best!

I was wondering if this has any affect on the snake reproducing? It would seem to me that this would have a drastic affect. This has not happened to my Balls but someone might see this later and want to know this answer.

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Originally Posted by kk1020man

I was wondering if this has any affect on the snake reproducing? It would seem to me that this would have a drastic affect. This has not happened to my Balls but someone might see this later and want to know this answer.

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If it was just a snake everting due to stress, that would not affect its ability to breed. As for an actual prolapse....I imagine that would depend a lot on what caused it to begin with, how severe it was, how quickly it was treated, what kind of treatment it needed...etc. A question only a qualified vet evaluating the specific snake could answer.

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Originally Posted by JLC

A question for ya...Did this happen while you were holding or handling the snake in any way?

Sometimes, if they get really stressed or freaked out, they will intentionally evert their "junk"...I don't know if this is some effort to gross out a predator or what...but if it happens because of this, it should right itself after the snake gets a chance to relax and feel safe again in its own home.

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Eww, BP musk! :8:

I soaked her in the Suger water and it wen't back in.

I'm curious, what does the sugar water do that helps with this problem?

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Originally Posted by kc261

I'm curious, what does the sugar water do that helps with this problem?

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Someone please correct me if I'm totally wrong, but my conjecture is that the everted tissue is swollen and the tissue contains a lot of water. Also, being part of the internal part of the animal it is probably quite porous

I think soaking the tissue in a solution with a high concentration of sugar (as opposed to salt, which I imagine would sting like an SOB) draws out the excess water in the tissue, therefore reducing the swelling and inflammation without drying it out. This reduction in swelling allows the tissue to slip back into its natural state (inside the snake) while the water keeps the tissue supple and undamaged during the process.

It's got something to do with water's tendency to stabilize concentrations of dissolved substance, I think. Kind of like if you put salt on a slug and it will start to dry it out.

Then again I could be way off the mark. It's a good question and I'd actually like to know the real answer to as well. However I couldn't help but take a stab at it.

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Originally Posted by Icatsme

Someone please correct me if I'm totally wrong, but my conjecture is that the everted tissue is swollen and the tissue contains a lot of water. Also, being part of the internal part of the animal it is probably quite porous

I think soaking the tissue in a solution with a high concentration of sugar (as opposed to salt, which I imagine would sting like an SOB) draws out the excess water in the tissue, therefore reducing the swelling and inflammation without drying it out. This reduction in swelling allows the tissue to slip back into its natural state (inside the snake) while the water keeps the tissue supple and undamaged during the process.

It's got something to do with water's tendency to stabilize concentrations of dissolved substance, I think. Kind of like if you put salt on a slug and it will start to dry it out.

Then again I could be way off the mark. It's a good question and I'd actually like to know the real answer to as well. However I couldn't help but take a stab at it.

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Good job! :gj:

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Originally Posted by Python420

I soaked her in the Suger water and it wen't back in.

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Glad it went back in...:gj: My iguana Jade when he was about 2 yrs old, something was sticking out of him, as well. I figured it out, he was tired of me calling HIM a HER.. ha ha luckily it went back in on it's own. & I made sure a few days after it stayed in.