This w/c female T.s.parietalis (Red Sided Garter Snake) was brought to me a little over a year ago.
She has been doing well but discovered she has a blockage of some kind just above her cloaca (vent).
I tried to flush the blockage out with a warm water enema. I failed to improve her situation and decided to let her rest a few days to see if my efforts had helped her push it out. I also didn't want to hurt her in my attempt to help.
Today I let her soak in a warm bath for about an hour. She was able to pass a small amount of fecal matter but still had this blockage.
I knew that I needed to be more aggressive with this blockage or she would surely die. Doing nothing wouldn't help her.
With the help of my daughter Gabby I once again got out my irrigation syringe and some warm water.
With Gabby holding most of her I worked with the lower 1/3rd. With some hard pushing on my part I was able to flush the blockage out.
She is still rather swollen and I hope she will make a full recovery over time.
I don't know what the blockage was but I do know one of her last meals was turkey heart.
No other snakes have shown any ill affect from the turkey heart to date.