Help needed with Spilotes

Posted by Ruggero on July 31, 2002 at 05:40:22:

Dear Herpetologists,

I have 4 Spilotes pullatus.
2 Captive born youngs (130 cm) and 2 Wild Specimens (male and female) 180 cm.
These 2 wild specimens come from different sources and were always kept separetly.
Both were dewormed and to both was given a single dosis of Flagyl.
Feaces are negative for worms and parasites in both specimens.
The female ate 2 big mauses and after that she had always lost a little fresh blood (only little marks over the paper) from her vent.
After a big meal (big mouse) also the male lost some blood from his vent (but only very smalls marks and only once).
The feaces are normal looking: only it can happens to see small blood spures in the female's cage when she defecates.
What can it be ?
Small lacerations in the cloaca, caused by "too big feaces" ?
Have you ever experienced something like this ?

Thanks for your help and suggestions

Ruggero

Follow Ups:

• Help needed with Spilotes T. Larson 08/07/02 (0)
• SORRY: THE SAME MESSAGE REPEATED ! n/p Ruggero 07/31/02 (2)
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