Help! Is chronic prolapse a good reason to euthanize?

[Bogertophis]

I agree with Hugsplox's response above. I think I recall someone here whose vet told them it can also be a genetic flaw causing this, but the other things mentioned are factors (dehydration from mites &/or poor hydration from improper care- pet stores are known for keeping BPs on the wrong substrates & not supplying proper humidity).

Another option would be surgical repair, but considering the pain & suffering involved, euthanasia might be the kinder option, because the G.I. tract is pretty essential to life- even though BPs can go a long time without eating, they still need to pass urates, so try to imagine? If excretion is painful & difficult, constipation is likely to recur- constipation makes another prolapse far more likely.

I am NOT a vet, just a long-time snake lover & keeper, so don't take mine as the last word either. With surgery, there is also the need for antibiotics & pain medication (you'd probably have to learn to give injections at home) & the antibiotics themselves are rough on a snake's body. It's far easier to keep a snake healthy than to get them well again.

I have no idea where you are, but in most areas, you'll have enough trouble finding a qualified herp vet, much less one with enough experience for such a surgery. This site may help you locate one: https://arav.site-ym.com/search/custom.asp?id=3661

And yes, welcome- sorry it's not under happier circumstances. You're a caring owner, sorry you're off to such a rough start keeping snakes. It might help you to know that my second snake, many years ago, was a corn snake that came from a pet store also, & I couldn't save her either, but I tried. (Not the same issue, btw.)