Constipation - soaking isn't working

[rimelame]

Hello,

My female Ball Python is starting to look a lot like those ballons you get at a fair, or perhaps a long sausage... I have soaked her in warm water, but nothing has happened... I've got a vet appointment booked for a week from tomorrow. Shouold I book one for tomorrow instead??

I have felt near her vent, and there are 2 balls, which I'm assuming are Urate....

She eats regularly, but I'm not going to feed her this week (since she will likely pop!)

any suggestions??? I'm concerned.

[A.VinczeBPs]

Leave her alone. She'll pass the poop when she/he feels like it. I've seen some hold in a meal for 2 months before going, and that's not constipation even.
If it's near the vent, it will be out in 2 days to about a week or so from now.

How long since her last poop?

[rimelame]

It's been a very long time!

She was off food for 2 months because she was preggo. She laid 52 days ago. Since then she has eaten a couple small rats, a large rat and a couple mediums...

[dr del]

Hi,

Does any of this seem familiar?

If it does you may want to take her to a vet just to make sure it isn't a similar problem.


dr del

[rimelame]

It feels, and looks like, the exact same thing!

Dam... looks like I'm gonna need to move up the vet visit

[rabernet]

I would read the link that Derek posted for you.

I've had a younger snake that couldn't pass a urate and got the blown up sausage look and I took her outside and VERY gently worked the urate out.....and stood back while everything else that was backed up came whooshing out.

[rimelame]

Hi,

Does any of this seem familiar?

If it does you may want to take her to a vet just to make sure it isn't a similar problem.


dr del

I read your post, went upstairs and my wife and i very gently rubbed down the snake, whos name is Helix. We rubbed her gently for about 5 minutes or so - so gently in fact that it was more of a tickle. then NASTY!@ 4 huge urate chunks came out. so big infact, that I thought they could have been unlaid slugs (even though there is virtually no way they could have been). She hasn't poohed yed, just urate - but I feel much better.

THANKS