ReptiBeck
Active Member
Hi again guys
I bought a new bigger enclosure for my albino darwin Ezio, hes been in there since yesterday and this afternoon i opened his hide and was greeted by a massive poo, and my snake covered in it...It was watery but solid, like a fresh one, and there was very little urate. Is this a cause of stress from a new enclosure?
The past three feeds he has had pinky rabbits equal in size to a medium adult rat-what he usually eats. (They were on special and there was no rats so i decided to try, and he loves them!)
Now my mate has said that rabbits cause severe liver and organ damage and that's what is wrong with him, and that "experts he knows" will say the same thing and is trying to get them to tell me...he also said that even Clayton Knight (local reptile vet) would even agree...:?
From the hours of research i did before feeding him the first rabbit, it seemed that rabbits were great and especially good for younger snakes to help them grow and that they're healthy.
Advice..?
Second thing:
NOTE: This has happened before...
When i was washing the unmentionables off Ezio, he dunked his head and obviously has sucked in a breath of water in his nostrils. He's done this before and had a whistley nose, but it only lasted about a week and there was no signs of crackling in his breathing or bubbles in his nose/mouth, so i didn't think about RI or vets at that stage and left it be.
He has the whistley nose again now.
Will the water clear? Does it happen to all snakes? Or will i need to take him to the vet?
Thanks guys!
Becky
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Also-could he have been slightly impacted?
Compared to his meals, his last 5+ poos have been small, with normal urates.
After his 'emptying' this afternoon, he seems looser and his body more relaxed and soft, instead of his usual muscly-stiffness.
I bought a new bigger enclosure for my albino darwin Ezio, hes been in there since yesterday and this afternoon i opened his hide and was greeted by a massive poo, and my snake covered in it...It was watery but solid, like a fresh one, and there was very little urate. Is this a cause of stress from a new enclosure?
The past three feeds he has had pinky rabbits equal in size to a medium adult rat-what he usually eats. (They were on special and there was no rats so i decided to try, and he loves them!)
Now my mate has said that rabbits cause severe liver and organ damage and that's what is wrong with him, and that "experts he knows" will say the same thing and is trying to get them to tell me...he also said that even Clayton Knight (local reptile vet) would even agree...:?
From the hours of research i did before feeding him the first rabbit, it seemed that rabbits were great and especially good for younger snakes to help them grow and that they're healthy.
Advice..?
Second thing:
NOTE: This has happened before...
When i was washing the unmentionables off Ezio, he dunked his head and obviously has sucked in a breath of water in his nostrils. He's done this before and had a whistley nose, but it only lasted about a week and there was no signs of crackling in his breathing or bubbles in his nose/mouth, so i didn't think about RI or vets at that stage and left it be.
He has the whistley nose again now.
Will the water clear? Does it happen to all snakes? Or will i need to take him to the vet?
Thanks guys!
Becky
- - - Updated - - -
Also-could he have been slightly impacted?
Compared to his meals, his last 5+ poos have been small, with normal urates.
After his 'emptying' this afternoon, he seems looser and his body more relaxed and soft, instead of his usual muscly-stiffness.