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Posted by T. Larson on August 07, 2002 at 11:01:28:
In Reply to: Help needed with Spilotes posted by Ruggero on July 31, 2002 at 05:40:22:
Ruggero,
I have seen this. Fecals will test clean. There will be blood in the stools. The animals may even still eat. This is likely an amoebic infection of the intestinal tract and will eventually kill your animals. Get them to a GOOD vet that knows that a clean fecal test is NOT a clean bill of health in a snake.
Thane
: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
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:Ruggero
