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Lawcere

Lawcere

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Ok, major problem, and I highly doubt the vets around here treat snakes.

Taegan has been started on a new batch of adult frozen mice that I got from Petsmart. After the first mouse I noticed she had diarrhea, but I figured, new mice, normal. So I fed her another on Wednesday. Unusually, she pooed early and for the last day or two she has looked a bit pale and I figured, ok, she's going to shed. But today, just now, I looked and saw a mouse foot sticking out of her side!

She doesn't seem to notice - but really how can I tell what a snake is feeling. I'm not quite sure what to do, right now I'm just hoping she will be fine until morning when I can get her to a vet.

I just need reassurance, or the truth really. How bad is this sounding to you?
 
Are there any within driving distance? If not you may have to euthanize your snake. :( Pictures may help determine how bad your snake actually is, but it sounds bad.
 
Ok, I just rechecked, and it's not as bad as I made it seem. I guess I was just freaking out...
She seems fine, like when I said the foot was sticking out, It was more like she was curled and there was the foot sort of poking through, like a hand might push against spandex. I'm sure that's still not good news, but she doesn't have an actual puncture wound as far as I can tell.

Right now I can't see anything, so maybe things will sort itself out, maybe she was just in an awkward position earlier...
 
Wow! That would freak me out.
I can't offer you any medical advice, but I have heard of animals surviving things that seem really bad.
Keep calm and take her to the vet asap.
Let us know what happens!!
 
Would you know, does this sort of thing happen often with snakes? I guess I didn't think that snakes could have problems with their food, not like this.
How does this sort of thing happen?
 
Question, would sudden high temperature hurt her digestion? Because the temp has shot up this week, and she's living in my room upstairs. We don't have air conditioning in this house... I'm not sure. I mean, she has lived here almost a full year now and I had no problems last year. I read in another thread that adult snakes have more of a problem with high temps than younger snakes?

I'm going to flip her tank sideways (she lives in a tank with a mesh top) so that the air from my fan can actually get to her. Hopefully when I take her out I don't cause any more problems...
 
Yes, I think you may be freaking out a bit too much. It's normal for me to see all sorts of weird shapes and bumps in snake's tummy after eating a mouse. When snakes poo, their poo is usually runny as they pee and poop at the same time. That could be a plausible explanation for what you labeled diarrhea.

As long as there's not a puncture wound, good God, I think you might be ok. How long have you had snakey?
 
Lawcere said:
Question, would sudden high temperature hurt her digestion? Because the temp has shot up this week, and she's living in my room upstairs. We don't have air conditioning in this house... I'm not sure. I mean, she has lived here almost a full year now and I had no problems last year. I read in another thread that adult snakes have more of a problem with high temps than younger snakes?

I'm going to flip her tank sideways (she lives in a tank with a mesh top) so that the air from my fan can actually get to her. Hopefully when I take her out I don't cause any more problems...
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Absolutely. Anything over 90F and problems start. Digestion/Regurgitation is often the first sign.
 
If I'm understanding this correctly, she last ate on Wednesday. It is now almost a week later, so that meal should be digested and gone. You should not be seeing a mouse foot. Are you sure that's what it is? In any case, you should probably take her to the vet as soon as you can.
 
Ok guys. This is going to be a long post.
Good news is, she seems perfectly fine. Bad news is, I then have no clue what I saw (and felt) yesterday, but really, as long as she's ok... Honestly when I first checked her it was about 1AM and as I said the temperature had spiked, so I'd much rather say that I was suffering from some sort of heat stroke than admit Taegan was in mortal danger.

In any case, THANK YOU for replying and giving advice! I'm sorry for freaking you guys out.

Now, I'm not sure what it was, maybe it wasn't a mouse foot after all (but then what else would it be?). Is it possible for maybe a part of the mouse to somehow not have been digested?

And to reply to windowswisher, I'd have Taegan for two years next month, so I know what it's supposed to look like, it just seemed different last time. And yeah, Sweetseraph, I would be feeding her again tomorrow, which is why I was (still am) a little nervous about seeing a presumably still intact "mouse".

Just to make sure we're all on the same page. I fed her the first mouse Wednesday two weeks ago, she had "diarrhea" last Wednesday. I fed her the second mouse, she then made a small poo early on Monday (instead of sticking to her usual routine of Wednesday), and then late Tuesday I saw the "thing". So the timeline doesn't match up at all for it to be a mouse, considering the mouse should be digested and she pooed before I saw it... I don't understand. As I said, I'm hoping I had been delusional.

So... another small problem. When should I feed her next? How long can she go without food? See, I'm leaving this Friday for the weekend, coming back on Monday. My grandma will be checking up on her, giving her water and such, but that's as much as I can ask her to do, she wouldn't know if something went wrong. So I don't know if I want to feed her another "deadly mouse" if I'm going to be away.

Help again?
 
I'd skip feeding her. She's at least a 2 year old, so she can miss a meal without difficulties. Do you still see the whatever-it-is sticking out? If you handle her gently, can you feel it? Post pictures if possible, the experts here will be able to be a lot more useful that way. Good luck, I will keep my fingers crossed for her!
 
There's nothing sticking out. When I took her out and felt her I couldn't find anything weird.
Yeah, she'll be at least 3 next month. So when should I feed her next? Should I wait until next Wednesday?

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She's in blue btw (is that what you guys call it?).
Also, I did manage to get the temperature down by putting her tank sideways and allowing the air from my fan to circulate through. I also put in a wrapped ice pack in one corner (I remembered that I had done this last year too), so that she has a hot and cool side. Though right now she's just hiding out under her carpet. The temp is now below 90.

P.S. Sorry if she looks a bit chubby, she's not the most energetic snake it the world. :p
 
She's a bit on the heavy side, so she can easily go 10-14 days without a mouse. In fact, maybe her feedings should be spaced out, obesity is bad for snakes. And she's blue, so she may not want to eat until after her shed. So I'd make sure she will be at a good temperature, leave her 2 water bowls (partly so she can soak to cool off if she needs to), and if she has finished her shed by the time you get back, you can feed on the next normal feeding day.
 
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