My new bp's fecal matter...graphic picture inside

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25...eak/003-10.jpg

So yeah...I don't think this is so good. I bought him from Outback 2 weekends ago at a reptile expo and he has not eaten since. I've offered f/t mice and live mice. I'll be picking up some rats soon to test the waters with them. But ya getting back on topic. This guy defecated two times within the past week and both times it was all liquidy. I've never seen that with any of my bp's i own. They told me that he hasn't eaten for a while, but I was wondering if he could be sick becuase of how runny this stuff is. IT was mainly all clearish liquid the first time but I didnt get a pic of it that time. The smell is horrid. Is my snake okay?

I would take a sample of that (Turn a ziplock baggie inside out and grab as much as you can, flip and seal, or use a syringe to suck it up) and take it to a vet. They can do some tests for you. Put it in the fridge (I know, gross) if you can't get there today.
Since it's new, not eating and has done this 2 times I would definately get it in.
Good luck and keep us posted!!

Yea that's never a good sign..Most likely internal parasites. Not eating is a sure fire sign something is up..Take your snake to a Reptile vet and have them do a "Fecal smear and float" you'll probably be on some oral meds for a while most vets will give the meds to the snake for you.

It may be a bacterial disease. Look up: enteritis and gastroenteritis These diseases cause snakes to pass undigested or partially digested food items(gooey - stinky stools). Jason Bowden

My mom made me clean it up becuase it smelt so bad. So do I have to wait until it defecates again or can I take him to the vet and see what's up without the fecal matter?

I've heard that if they poop runny they might have internal parasites or tapeworms...either ways try to take this pic to your vet and he can tell what is going on...theres no need to bring the poop to him...

Hi,

The vet might be able to get a sample to test from the snake - I can't for the life of me remember what it is called though.

But he really needs either the snake or a sample - a picture can only tell him so much really.


dr del

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Hi,

The vet might be able to get a sample to test from the snake - I can't for the life of me remember what it is called though.

But he really needs either the snake or a sample - a picture can only tell him so much really.


dr del

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From what i've seen they only needed a pic and they new what was wrong...i just said is an exception...

alright thnx guys.

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I've heard that if they poop runny they might have internal parasites or tapeworms...either ways try to take this pic to your vet and he can tell what is going on...theres no need to bring the poop to him...

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Although a good reptile vet would likely be able to make a good guess from the picture, an actual sample would be MUCH better. For example, the vet might conclude internal parasites from the picture, but the actual sample would likely tell the vet exactly what type of parasite. They can look at the sample under the microscope and run other tests on it. No way you can do that with a picture.

I once heard a vet say he can tell more about the health of an animal from a sample of its poo than from seeing the animal itself. This is an obvious exaggeration, if for no other reason that they can often get a sample from the animal while it is in their office, but it does go to show that a LOT can be learned from poo.

To the OP: I would call your vet, and hopefully they will be able to look at the picture via email, and from there tell you if it is best to bring in the snake, wait for it to deliver another sample of poo, or what. Good luck!

I called the vet and have an appt. set for Monday, ehich was the earliest i could get. Its gonna be like $65 to take a look at him +$ from meds and whatever else. I called Outback thinking they can maybe help me out with the bill or send me a healthy snake, but they said "You bought it knowing there was something wrong with it" , which I wouldn't want to buy a sick snake. I just heard the lady say something like "I don't think it's been eating lately" because it's small for its size. I called back and talked to Ian the owner of Outback and he told me there's no way he can have parasites because all his stuff is cb. Don't breeders usually buy from other breeders and they might say its cb but it's actually not and end up with a sick snake? I don't know. I've offered this guy live rats and mice. Also tried f/t mice. This guy won't eat for me. He also defecated for the third time last night and it was still the same liquidy mess. Do you guys really think my snake is sick?

save the poopies for the vet exam and hope he gets better, especially since it's a baby :)

Well he defecated last night and its all dried up on his newspaper I have him on now. I don't think that will help the vet out much =[

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From what i've seen they only needed a pic and they new what was wrong...i just said is an exception...

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THeres no way a vet can tell you whats wrong with an animal from a picture. It could be a number of things and the only way to find out what it is, is to take the animal itself of a sample for testing.