Frequent green/yellow urates, not eating

[TurkeyPython]

My older BP, a 3 1/2 year old female recently went off feed rather suddenly. She never goes off during summer and doesn't go off for too long during winter either. She's passed up 3 meals, offered two weeks apart now. She'll be interested and follow her rats but won't strike at it. The first time I figured maybe she didn't want to eat in shed (even though she always eats in shed) so I was like whatever but then she refused two more. Recently (the last 5 days or so) she has been passing 1 or 2 bright green or yellow urates daily. They almost look like they were colored with a highlighter. I've heard that someone experienced similar symptoms with a boa with kidney failure so of course I'm worried now.
Really, what I'm asking is, has this happened to any of you? My other BP is just fine and I'm being more cautious now about possible contamination if there is something wrong to make sure it stays that way

[TurkeyPython]

Humidity is usually ~60%, mist to 70-80% when in shed. On eco earth, large water bowl, one hide on each side, and a grape wood "tree" as she likes to climb when she's exploring. In cool side 80°f, in hot hide 90°f. She doesn't seem to prefer one over the other at the moment, she'll switch about every other day. She's know the 3x2x1ft ap cage. It is heated with a che and she's fine with it and I have no humidity issues with it so I don't want to hear anything about changing that. She's had it that way for over two years with no issues and that's how my snakes were kept in the past with no issues either

[Godzilla78]

I'm no vet, but the kidney failure idea sounds possible.


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[dmt_jovi]

If I was in your situation I would contact my vet ASAP.
Whenever something as strange as reocurring green urates starts happening I think the best thing to do would be to contact a professional (aka your vet).
I never experienced something similar but maybe if someone has experienced it they will join the conversation and help you figure out what's the problem.

[TurkeyPython]

I will be setting up an appointment if it continues/no one has had a similar experience with the cause being something minor

[Yzmasmom]

We just rescued our bp 2 months ago. She occasionally has a yellow/greenish urate..... this is bad?

[TurkeyPython]

We just rescued our bp 2 months ago. She occasionally has a yellow/greenish urate..... this is bad?

It's normal if it's only occasional, but it's not normal if she's having urates more than like once a week or they're consistently green or bright/dark yellow. Pale yellow is normal

[Yzmasmom]

Thanks! I didn't know that! I hope your snake is ok!!!

[paulh]

Green urates is caused by bile salts coloring the poop. When feeding well, the color is concealed in the rest of the waste, but it becomes more obvious after the intestine empties during a fast.

Cause could be something as simple as cool temperatures from the heater's power going off. Or it might be a liver or kidney problem or something else that only a vet can treat. Good luck.