So had a nice little ordeal and I fully blame myself for this even though it could be any number of factors. She had a minor prolapse after shedding and passing a huge urate and feces pretty much all at the same time. We took her to a most amazing vet and the vet was able to get the prolapse back in after two attempts. She did not need stitches and has been recovering fine since then. We are now increasing her humidity above 70% as much as we can and misting daily. She looks good and is active. Thankfully we caught the prolapse right away and it was not really that extreme. I managed to get her soaking while we waited for the appointment time. We will refrain from feeding for the next month and limit her to every 2 weeks for a month longer just to get her a chance to fully heal.
This was my first snake prolpase but while I did not want to reinsert it myself, after being shown how to do it by the vet, if it happens again, I feel so much more confident in performing it. I feel the combination of stress from the move, over feeding (fed her once per week but I think that was too much during her adjustment), and possible dehydration from stress and move contributed to the large urate and prolapse.
If anyone deals with this, don't hesitate to take to a vet and make sure to find an exotic before hand. It was only $50 and worth every penny. We even got a call this morning to check up on her to make sure she was recovering. If you catch it early and keep it moist with a soak, it has a great chance of full recovery.
For GTPs, the recovery is limited to no perches, paper towel substrate, proper heating, soak weekly to keep hydrated, keep fresh water daily, and avoid feeding for 3-4 weeks.
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