Can a snake die from stress?

[Medduussa]

I live north Canada it's a tad chilly lol!


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[Dumdum333]

A snake can absolutely die from stress

[dr del]

I have poked and prodded her all week checking for signs of illness as well. .

Don't do this.

[Medduussa]

Don't do this.

Not literally, I mean I've probably taken her out once a day and looked at her for 2 minutes. Not poking her lol.


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[Gio]

Don't do this.

Stress opens up a whole basket of potential issues. It can be the catalyst for a weakened immune system which can invite disease, or a shutdown in feeding. Stress coupled with improper husbandry is a bad combination.

Most issues, unless glaringly severe can be handled "in house" by providing a perfect setup.

Vet visits, unless absolutely necessary add to stress and drain your pocket$. If there is a big issue, by all means go see a vet, but the constant poking and prodding is compounding any issues you may have. Don't relieve your stress by causing the snake more stress.

I may have missed the key issue/problem here but I read back and didn't see it.

Royal pythons are secretive, and solitary. Having one and expecting to be entertained by an active, outgoing snake will be disappointing.

You have to let them do what they have evolved to do. They are pre-programmed for self preservation and they accomplish that by being hidden and secretive, especially when young. They don't want to be checked on constantly.

I've learned as much as I can about ball pythons in a whole, it's just the whole sickness thing with them is tricky

Again, I seemed to have missed the "sickness" part here but if you have truly learned all you can, you need to take a breath, relax and go back and see what makes them comfortable. Don't let your anxiety transfer to the snake. There is a way to love something to death. Don't let worries that aren't real creep into your head.

A hidden royal is a happy royal/ball.

I apologize if I missed the actual issue, but from what I've read here "stress" was the topic?

[Medduussa]

Stress opens up a whole basket of potential issues. It can be the catalyst for a weakened immune system which can invite disease, or a shutdown in feeding. Stress coupled with improper husbandry is a bad combination.

Most issues, unless glaringly severe can be handled "in house" by providing a perfect setup.

Vet visits, unless absolutely necessary add to stress and drain your pocket$. If there is a big issue, by all means go see a vet, but the constant poking and prodding is compounding any issues you may have. Don't relieve your stress by causing the snake more stress.

I may have missed the key issue/problem here but I read back and didn't see it.

Royal pythons are secretive, and solitary. Having one and expecting to be entertained by an active, outgoing snake will be disappointing.

You have to let them do what they have evolved to do. They are pre-programmed for self preservation and they accomplish that by being hidden and secretive, especially when young. They don't want to be checked on constantly.

I've learned as much as I can about ball pythons in a whole, it's just the whole sickness thing with them is tricky

Again, I seemed to have missed the "sickness" part here but if you have truly learned all you can, you need to take a breath, relax and go back and see what makes them comfortable. Don't let your anxiety transfer to the snake. There is a way to love something to death. Don't let worries that aren't real creep into your head.

A hidden royal is a happy royal/ball.

I apologize if I missed the actual issue, but from what I've read here "stress" was the topic?

Okay, well the whole issue is about a week ago she's had this odd pink belly. Not like she has it when in shed. It's only on the lower half of her belly. I panicked it's septicemia. Being panicky I checked on her daily to see if it's been getting worse. It hasn't. But I'm still concerned about why. I've had her since she was hatched. I've taken the best care I possibly can for her, she has everything she needs including a good thermostat. She's like my daughter and I just panic that I'm overreacting over this. I hope I'm just over reacting and nothing is wrong. I'm debating on cancelling the appointment I made for her today because I keep thinking she's going to die from this stress. I read too much online constantly about diseases. But this is what her belly looks like


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[Medduussa]

She's 2 and a half years old


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[KMG]

Stress opens up a whole basket of potential issues. It can be the catalyst for a weakened immune system which can invite disease, or a shutdown in feeding. Stress coupled with improper husbandry is a bad combination.

Most issues, unless glaringly severe can be handled "in house" by providing a perfect setup.

Vet visits, unless absolutely necessary add to stress and drain your pocket$. If there is a big issue, by all means go see a vet, but the constant poking and prodding is compounding any issues you may have. Don't relieve your stress by causing the snake more stress.

I may have missed the key issue/problem here but I read back and didn't see it.

Royal pythons are secretive, and solitary. Having one and expecting to be entertained by an active, outgoing snake will be disappointing.

You have to let them do what they have evolved to do. They are pre-programmed for self preservation and they accomplish that by being hidden and secretive, especially when young. They don't want to be checked on constantly.

I've learned as much as I can about ball pythons in a whole, it's just the whole sickness thing with them is tricky

Again, I seemed to have missed the "sickness" part here but if you have truly learned all you can, you need to take a breath, relax and go back and see what makes them comfortable. Don't let your anxiety transfer to the snake. There is a way to love something to death. Don't let worries that aren't real creep into your head.

A hidden royal is a happy royal/ball.

I apologize if I missed the actual issue, but from what I've read here "stress" was the topic?

The OP has a few threads going currently and in one of them it was revealed the snake was transported using a makeshift heat source which I believe gave the snake a slight burn.

OP, you don't do those that are here to help any good by leaving out facts that could be important. Nobody here is going to be able to look at your pics and see an infection of the blood. We can see burns though. But without giving all the information we don't have all the information available to help you out the best we can. When asking for help you need to give every bit of info you have.

Also if it is a slight burn it will be there a while. Snakes heal slow. Bad burns can take a really long time to start looking better but with each shed they will, little by little.

To give you an idea my GTP came from a guy that fed live. Why? He didn't know what he was doing. Anyways one of these feedings the snake got bit on top of his head and it left a pea size scar. I got the snake in 2012 and only just recently can you no longer see the spot and the scales are looking normal again. Like I said, each shed he looks a little bit better.

[Medduussa]

I cancelled my appointment. I've calmed down a lot and thought rationally about it. If it was really a blood infection I think it would have progressed to other parts of her body by now. And be more pigmented. It's still just slightly pink. She acts normal, she comes out at night and explores then retreats back into her hides during the day.


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[Medduussa]

I read about it as much as I could and apparently the disease spreads at an alarming rate, and is very red etc.


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