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    Old and wise snake KITKAT's Avatar
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    Re: Slow digestion?

    Hi Anji!

    Is the lump refusing to move, or is it progressing downwards?

    Is your snake defecating at all?

    How many worms do you give in each meal, and how often do you feed?

    How warm is your enclosure at the hot end?

    How warm is your enclosure at the cool end?

    What are you using for bedding?

    What decorations are in the enclosure?
    KitKat
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    Re: Slow digestion?

    I'm sorry for your loss
    Hi, form Oregon, Anji

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    The Leader of the Eastern Gang anji1971's Avatar
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    Re: Slow digestion?

    First, thanks for the help, and condolences.
    KitKat, to get to your questions- the lump was not moving, in fact it just grew bigger within the last day, however she did poo a bit during a warm soak,and after too. She ate twice a week, usually 6-8 big nightcrawlers, and if I was out in the garden and dug up any sizable worms, i'd throw them in ad lib for her to snack on.
    I've been using ReptiBark for substrate, I actually wondered if maybe she swallowed a chunk of that (one of the toads did that once, although they can just spit up their stomach, get rid of it and swallow the tummy back in!!! Lucky toads!) All decorations- climbing stick, hideout, rocks have been there since day
    one- 2 years.
    I don't know the temps in the cage for sure- this is something new I have learned about, not even sure how to check that accurately.Have a heating pad under one end.
    Honestly, KitKat it happened so quickly i don't have a clue exactly what the problem was. She was fine one week, and then she was crappy, i found this site, posted a note, bathed her, massaged her belly lightly, petted her, held her, etc.. but she was gone within 3 days after noticing she was ill. I had never had a SINGLE issue with her before- kids caught her, she was even pregnant at the time-THAT was quite a surprise a couple weeks later!!!!!
    She only had one baby though so it was probably a leftover from her actual litter. She always ate well, had beautiful sheds- kids kept them to show their friends! She never got very tame, I got bit few times! But she was busy and healthy right up til last week. So who knows?????????

    thanks again for getting back to me!
    Anji

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    Re: Slow digestion?

    So sorry I could not help...

    sorry you lost her!
    KitKat
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