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    You can try manually palpating the urates out, and on rare occasions it may become necessary to do so. Have you tried swimming her, instead of just soaking? Let her actually swim around in deeper water (you'll want to supervise), and see if that gets things moving.

    Also, when you do soak her (not swimming), try soaking her overnight instead of just for a few hours. It's perfectly fine to leave a snake on water for 24 hours as long as the water stays a reasonable temperature (80 degrees is great), and isn't so deep that the snake must swim to keep its head above water for the duration of the soak, as this can tire a python to the point of drowning. A relatively shallow soak with water one-third to halfway up the snake's sides should be sufficient.

    Good luck!
    Last edited by Kara; 10-13-2011 at 03:43 PM.
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