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    Re: VERY active snake

    Quote Originally Posted by Hakkapalle View Post
    Thank you for your quick response! He last ate on the 8th of August and was offered a medium thawed rat (defrosts in the refrigerator and then warmed in water). Isn't the most frequent of eaters, typically once or twice a month.
    His substrate is coconut fibers mixed with reptibark. I looked and found some urates and well as feces that was mostly fur.
    Do you know of any way to check without a vet visit? The town I live in doesn't have a snake vet but I do have access to an x-ray.
    An X-ray is only as good as the medical person interpreting it though. Does he have any lumps or swellings? or what we call "sausage butt"?

    Keep in mind that for a 20 year old snake, he's eating quite a lot (assuming typical size for "medium" rat)...would be better off probably if you didn't feed such large meals-they're harder to digest.

    I also agree, btw, to double-check the temps. in cage. Something is making him uncomfortable, sounds like.
    Last edited by Bogertophis; 08-28-2019 at 09:29 AM.
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