How to Treat Constipation in Pet Snakes

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On behalf of Expert Village I'm Nicole from Pet Kingdom and I'm here to tell you about sick snakes. Internal masses can be a very good indication of constipation. One thing that you'll be able to notice with your snake even if you don't notice the defecating at all. You'll be able to tell cause of the mid section here or the belly here will be descended kind of blown up, it will feel like a balloon to press on it. That is a good indication that the snake is constipated now along with constipation will often come into the internal masses which are basically feces with uric acid that formed a very hard ball. Which is very hard for the snake to pass, at that point you are going to wan to soak the snake in warm water several times a day until you can actually see the snake. If the snake is not being able to pass the masses within a few days I highly recommend taking it to a vet because these masses may need to be surgically removed. Cause it can compromise your snakes life. Surgical removal is a last effort made by vets we much of course would rather the snake pass the masses by themselves. But a lot of times that's in advance cases that is not so easy the belly becomes descended. It's not able to use the bathroom this causes them to not want to eat or to regurgitate their food. What they would do is they would just basically cut a little slit in here remove the masses, remove the gas, remove the air that is all built up in their, then close it back up. It's very stressful for snake its likely that it will cause secondary problems and this is the last effort to save your snake from the uric acid masses.

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