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there's a wierd lump that has been in his belly for about two weeks now

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dracosangel

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for about two weeks now my snow corn has had a lump in the middle of his body. i think he is having trouble digesting a mouse but i am not sure. i keep his tank between 75 and 80 degrees, i haven't tried to feed him yet because i want to see what i should do about this lump. any suggestions??? :shrugs: :shrugs:
 
Firstly, take it to a vet.

Secondly, warm side 80-85 (82-83), cool side 70-75 (72-73).

Thirdly, can you post a pic? How old/young is the snake?

Fourthly, welcome to the forums!

FIFTHLY... congrats on the new snake and I'm sorry you had to start out this way... hopefully we can help. :)
 
he is about 4 yrs. old and just over 4 1/2 feet long
i am unable to post picture right now but can later
thank you for the welcome and your advise i do intend on taking him to the vet
 
How long have you had him now (I'm assuming 2 weeks)? Is this your first snake?

Feeding him shouldn't cause any problems that I can think of (can't just let him starve), but he IS big enough that a few weeks without food isn't going to phase him a bit.
 
i have had him for about 4 yrs. and he was one of my first snakes, but i have never encountered this problem out of any of my snakes befor. i have three total,2 snowcorns and one red. the two snowcorns are males and the red one is a female. how many do you have?
 
I hate looking on the worst side of things, but you should definately get your snake to a vet. And quarantine it from the rest of your snakes. One of the symptoms of cryptosporidiosis is a swollen stomach. I pray that it is not, but I had to warn you.
 
dracosangel said:
for about two weeks now my snow corn has had a lump in the middle of his body. i think he is having trouble digesting a mouse but i am not sure. i keep his tank between 75 and 80 degrees, i haven't tried to feed him yet because i want to see what i should do about this lump. any suggestions??? :shrugs: :shrugs:
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Your tank temps are fine, there is nothing wrong with the temps being between 75-80. Corns do not need 82-85 on the warm side to thrive.
 
thank you every one for your advise.:)
i tried giving him a warm bath both today and yesturday each about 15 - 20 min. fallowed by a massage still nothing. the lump is about the size and shape of a mouse and does not seem hard at all. is it possible that the mouse was too big and got stuck? i mean i've never heard of it but is it possible
 
dracosangel said:
thank you every one for your advise.:)
i tried giving him a warm bath both today and yesturday each about 15 - 20 min. fallowed by a massage still nothing. the lump is about the size and shape of a mouse and does not seem hard at all. is it possible that the mouse was too big and got stuck? i mean i've never heard of it but is it possible
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I doubt that the mouse is stuck after 2 weeks. It would have decomposed and been digested by now. A vet trip is definitely in order. Keep us posted! :)
 
I'd have to agree with susan

Sounds like Crypto. A big, soft lump in the stomach that doesn't move up or down. Not a good sign.

There are a few experimental medications out there (sulfer based) but so far I have not seen any permanent fix. A friend of mine has a black rat with a case of it that she has had for 3 years. It eats and all....just doesn't really grow.


Take it to a vet.

Good luck,

-Jeff
 
Bearing in mind you should take it to a vet as it could be something much more simple, here is a link to some information on cryptosporidiosis.

I've got all my fingers crossed that this isn't the case, but if the worst come to the worst this might be useful to you.

http://www.herpkingdom.com/CS/crypto.html


StubbyUK
 
it's crypto

well i took casper to the vet and he has crypto :cry:
:) thank you every one for you help on this problem and i hope no one else has to get bad news like this :eek1:
 
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