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Odd bumps in my corn. PICS INSIDE!!! PLEASE HELP!!

Just thinking about it- the last time i fed her, she had the bumps. she ate four pinkies fine then so it isn't a problem with her wanting to eat. could she have regurgitated because she isn't used to having one larger food item (rather than several smaller items)?
 
Well my gf just took her to the vet and he said everything seems fine. Hes gonna do a fecal exam to check it out. He said it could be a fatty tumor, but there isnt really anything to worry about as long as she eats and goes to the bathroom! I feel alot better now being told by a reptile vet.
 
On the feeding thing...

I have 04's that are eating small rats...

That snake should be eating at least hoppers or small adult mice...

Or switch it to big pinkie or fuzzy rats...they are definitely more nutritious.
 
she regurged on monday so im gonna wait unitl next tuesday or wednesday to feed her. Im gonna feed her, her normal 4 pinkies and if she keeps them down ill try fuzzies the next week. Hopefully it will be ok!
 
People have been saying that she should be on hoppers or adults and that is not possible. I had a ball python that ate full grown mice and she is no where near big enough to eat even a hopper. The vet said she seems to be in fine condition and properly cared for(he does all the reptiles at my petco and was reccommended from a few people.) Im gonna begin to feed her a bit more cause i would like a bigger snake.

Do you suggest i wait the full 10 days before she eats, because if i do she would not have eaten for 22 days and her last meal was only 4 pinkies??? Would it be wise to feed her sooner(maybe 5 days after the regurge, so saturday?)
 
No, not at all. Wait the 10 days no matter what. Your snake needs this time to fully recover.

From what I know, Petco is not exactly a reptile health centre, and if the vet wasn't too concerned about continuous regurges... I don't know, I just don't like it.

The people here are concerned only for the wellbeing of your snake, and with so many supporting views, I think it's safe to concede and accept that your snake can and should be eating larger prey. Take Derek's post, #23, for an example - he's just told you he has 04s on small rats!

When you do get her eating again, move her up ASAP, not just because she's capable of it, but because there's a great deal more nutrition in larger mice than pinks. Nutrition that would be invaluable to her health right now.

The main thing is obviously to get her eating anything successfully, and you've been given some good advice already so I shall shut up now and keep my fingers crossed that things improve soon.
 
well he is the vet petco uses. he has no affiliation with petco, just that they have their animals checked there. also my snake only regurged that 1 time in the 2 1/2 years ive had her. i just looked at her and the bumps there again.......mmmmmmm this is making me upset. I just hope everything is ok. one minute the bump is relativly small and the next it looks like she just has been fed then a bit later its small and hardly noticeable.
 
It's possible the lump is a cyst filled with samonella. Sometimes cornsnakes can get infected with samonella if their immune system is depressed... once that happens, the samonella takes over. I lost a cornsnake this year to samonella, and that snake too had a soft and squishy lump, and refused feeding on anything, even if the food item was much too small to have otherwise been an issue for the snake. If that's what your snake has, it's pretty much fatal.

I don't know if you have any other reptiles, but the big word of the day is 'quarrantine'. Wash your hands after handling her or any of her cage. Avoid handling her as much as possible to avoid stressing her out. I really hope it's just a fatty tumor or something equally benign, but if it's not... if your snake starts looking more like limp spaghetti when you hold her, then there's not much you can do. :/

Goodluck.
-Kat
 
If you want a second opinion from a vet check out this website - it's the ARAV website of amphibian and reptile vets. You can search by state to find one close to you. On another note, your snake is extremely small for a 2 1/2 year old snake. I have 2005 babies that are approaching that size that were born in May. I really believe that she should easily be able to move up to fuzzies and then hoppers. If you're very concerned, try to get a good, clear picture of her from above next to something like a sharpie pen or something similar that everyone knows the size of.
:-offtopic On another note, a full grown ball python should be eating more than one mouse at a time - usually rats unless they refuse and then multiple mice IMO. Just my .02

~Katie
 
Thanks- the ball python was still a baby. i only had it for a little while.

I wash my hands after touching anything to do with her. I dont have anyother reptiles( a caladonian crested gecko, but he died after about 3 months of having him.It was almost a year ago. I think he fell and broke his back....he wouldnt/ couldnt walk :( ) Im praying she will eat and keep down her food next wednesday. Ill get a pic tonight if I can of her next to something. If she wont eat or keeps regurging and she looks like she is getting worse ill then have to euthanize her. I definitly dont want her to suffer. I sure hope not. After her meal next week im gonna start weighing her weekly to make sure she isnt loosing weight!
 
Another thing to note.....I had her out yesterday and i couldnt see a lump. I put her back in her tank and watched her move around. I realized that the lump was there again and was realativly large. within a minute of watching her and her NOT moving....the lump got smaller and smaller. It seems to do this every now and then....It looks like its in the area of the stomach. Is it possible that it is gas???? I wish i knew what it was...I feel so helpless.

Off topic...What is the extract called that u put in the water to help after a regurge and where can i get it?? Thanks!
 
Are you referring to grapeseed extract? Or Nutribac? The former I think you can find in healthfood stores, the latter you can get from Kathy Love.

-Kat
 
Yeah i think it was the grapeseed extract. Im gonna get some tonight and put a few drops in her water. I see her drink all the time, 1 time a day so i think that this might help.
 
our snake has regurged that last two feedings on a small adult mouse. he usually eats hoppers w/o any problems, but wanted to move up since he's about 35". he's due to eat now, but like yours, he has a little bulge in his stomach area. he's behaving normal and it doesn't bother him when i touch and squeeze the bulging area. the bulge seems to change shape, i.e. sometimes it's small, other times a good size that's noticeable.

temps are 81 on the hot side (probe is on top the bedding in the hide) and 75 on the cool side. we'll see how he does after feeding him a hopper.

--dv
 
I guess it could be gas James, I've never heard of anything like this before. I would take her to another vet or expert (or two or three) ASAP because you can't really treat her properly until you have some idea of what this is.

Good luck with your fella too Davina. I'd go with girth over length as a guide to how large prey items should be (most people advise 1.5x the girth).
 
Update: I fed my snake 3 pinkies last night and so far she has kept them down. If all goes well ill feed her the last 3 pinkies on sunday and then ill try a fuzzy again! Hope all goes well.....
 
we fed zeus last sunday with a small hopper. at first i thought that he didn't regurge, but i looked around closely and found a pencil thin digested mouse (this was on the 3rd day after feeding). we'll feed him again tonight.

he still has the lump which looks a bit larger today (it changes size depending on how you handle him). the lump looks very similar to your snake.

--ryan
 
here are some pics of the lump on zeus. let me know what you guys think.

--ryan
 

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You should be waiting 10-14 days after a regurge before attempting to feed again. I would get your snake to a reptile vet.
 
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