Emergency Help!!!!!!!

[eddyhead]

OK so i just fed my boa Old Greg and he ate fine got the mouse done fine and he is very active but as i got closer i noticed something and me and my friend who also owns snakes has no idea what this is...its about 4 inches from his head and its on the underside of him and it looks like a pebble is pokeing out and if you get real close you can see what looks like maybe blood through his skin...im trying to get pictures but its hard through enclosure and he just ate so i dont want to handle him...could it be a peice of poop that he squeezed out of the mouse on the way down his body or what.. he seems fine as far as his actions they are normal and this was not there before i fed him..PLease let me know of anything you can think of, and i will try to get some pictures up when i can

[fishmommy]

sounds like a tick
a pic would help a bunch, but look up snake ticks on google and see if that's it

[eddyhead]

ok these arent the best but its about as good as i can do for right now


http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/...5/100_1909.jpg

[drugaria]

Hm, that's not a tick looks like some kind of abscess, call and ask a vet, Did this appear all of a sudden?

[eddyhead]

I did feed live , and its inside of him not on the outside

[eddyhead]

yes it was not there before the feeding, cause i took him out of his cage and took old substrate out and weighed him, and was not there and then after he ate i noticed on him, he did fall from the top of the cage and landed on the side of the water bowl...could it be like an injury?

[drugaria]

well then the fall explains everything, It sounds and looks like a hematoma from the fall(probably a large blood vessel got ruptured when it hit the edge). It should go by itself after some time . Keep an eye on it and if gets bigger call the vet. If it doesnt it will take care of itself. I really can't think of anything else if you are saying it just happened.

[eddyhead]

ok so i just called my vet and they said most likely it was when he fell and landed on the dish. im supposed to take all his vines and plants out so he has to stay on the ground tonight. and if it gets bigger by 2maro morning they said i need to bring him in but if it doesnt get bigger then he should be fine

[eddyhead]

well then the fall explains everything, It sounds and looks like a hematoma from the fall(probably a large blood vessel got ruptured when it hit the edge). It should go by itself after some time . Keep an eye on it and if gets bigger call the vet. If it doesnt it will take care of itself. I really can't think of anything else if you are saying it just happened.

Thank you very much for your help

[OhBalls]

Sending you good thoughts for a positive outcome!