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BP may be compacted help!
I recently took in a rescue normal BP baby that is about 18" long and at the time i got him, he had not supposedly eatin in 4 months. He was very weak and not very active. Now i have gotten a few meals in him and he seems to be doing a lot better but i did notice he had not pooped since i have had him (about 3 weeks now.) I just noticed last night he had a very hard "lump" about 2 inches up from his vent which i know is not supposed to be there. Any ideas on what i can do for my little guy? TIA
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Re: BP may be compacted help!
Try soaking him in some warm water - that usually does the trick!
The hard "lump" you are feeling is more than likely a urate, you will see urate stones come out when he pees. He probably just hasn't defecated due to the fact that he hadn't eaten in so long.
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Re: BP may be compacted help!
Originally Posted by Screamin 99
I recently took in a rescue normal BP baby that is about 18" long and at the time i got him, he had not supposedly eatin in 4 months. He was very weak and not very active. Now i have gotten a few meals in him and he seems to be doing a lot better but i did notice he had not pooped since i have had him (about 3 weeks now.) I just noticed last night he had a very hard "lump" about 2 inches up from his vent which i know is not supposed to be there. Any ideas on what i can do for my little guy? TIA
if the snake went that long without feeding i would think it would not poop alot. what your feeling is prob. a tooteie roll waiting to be delivered and/or urates
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Re: BP may be compacted help!
Originally Posted by nixer
if the snake went that long without feeding i would think it would not poop alot. what your feeling is prob. a tooteie roll waiting to be delivered and/or urates
The way you worded this made me laugh out loud.
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Re: BP may be compacted help!
If he is getting swollen down there, you may want to try to GENTLY palpate the urate out (but do it over a trash can or outside). I had a hatchling last year that I had to do that with, and the floods came along with the urate.
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Re: BP may be compacted help!
Originally Posted by rabernet
If he is getting swollen down there, you may want to try to GENTLY palpate the urate out (but do it over a trash can or outside). I had a hatchling last year that I had to do that with, and the floods came along with the urate.
This worked! Thanks a lot. I have had to do this with my beardie in the past so im glad it works for BP's too. Thanks for the quick replys too.
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Re: BP may be compacted help!
Originally Posted by blackcrystal22
The way you worded this made me laugh out loud.
i had to do it.
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