Why is my ball python bleeding from the mouth?

DYING SNAKE. please help. bleeding from mouth?

  • My snake is a 3 year old ball python, I came home to find her bleeding from the mouth and twisting around in her enclosure. She was fed last week, switched to live rats about 6 months ago. She had a really big smelly kind strage looking poo yesterday. and was out of her hide mosst of today. Shes due for a shed (pink in the belly) If you know of anything that it could be or anyway to help please let me know.

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    That doesn't around like stomitis (mouth rot) to me. You need to get him to a vet, preferably with a fecal sample. It could be internal parasites of some form, or an internal injury, or even something much worse like ibd, though that's unlikely.

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Anti fungal medication for mouth rot Eyedropper or medicine dropper Instructions 1 Look inside your snake's mouth to check for signs of mouth rot. These include thick mucous, holding the mouth open, pus, bleeding, cheesy discharge and excessive saliva. 2 Treat the mouth rot if it is a mild case using an anti fungal medication from a pet store or veterinarian. The bottle should indicate that it's intended to cure mouth rot. The medication will probably be in a powder form, which you need to dilute with water. Using an eyedropper or medicine dropper, wash out the snake's mouth. Follow the package instructions. 3 Take your snake to the veterinarian if the mouth rot seems to be a severe case or is not getting better after you treated it with the anti fungal medication. Your snake likely needs further care. The veterinarian will take a sample from the snake's mouth and possibly a sample of blood to test for the severity of the infection. 4 Realize that if the infection is extremely severe, your snake may have to undergo surgery to have affected tissues removed. Injected medications may also be necessary. Tips & Warnings If you feel at all uncomfortable in treating your snake, or if you aren't sure how to open her mouth without hurting her, go ahead and take her to the veterinarian. Tell him that you need him to instruct you how to do these things. Don't feed your pet snake live prey. They can often bite or scratch the inside of the snake's mouth, which can lead to a mouth rot infection in captive animals. The live prey will also cause more pain and stress for the snake when he tries to kill and eat it.

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Anti fungal medication for mouth rot Eyedropper or medicine dropper Instructions 1 Look inside your snake's mouth to check for signs of mouth rot. These include thick mucous, holding the mouth open, pus, bleeding, cheesy discharge and excessive saliva. 2 Treat the mouth rot if it is a mild case using an anti fungal medication from a pet store or veterinarian. The bottle should indicate that it's intended to cure mouth rot. The medication will probably be in a powder form, which you need to dilute with water. Using an eyedropper or medicine dropper, wash out the snake's mouth. Follow the package instructions. 3 Take your snake to the veterinarian if the mouth rot seems to be a severe case or is not getting better after you treated it with the anti fungal medication. Your snake likely needs further care. The veterinarian will take a sample from the snake's mouth and possibly a sample of blood to test for the severity of the infection. 4 Realize that if the infection is extremely severe, your snake may have to undergo surgery to have affected tissues removed. Injected medications may also be necessary. Tips & Warnings If you feel at all uncomfortable in treating your snake, or if you aren't sure how to open her mouth without hurting her, go ahead and take her to the veterinarian. Tell him that you need him to instruct you how to do these things. Don't feed your pet snake live prey. They can often bite or scratch the inside of the snake's mouth, which can lead to a mouth rot infection in captive animals. The live prey will also cause more pain and stress for the snake when he tries to kill and eat it.

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That doesn't around like stomitis (mouth rot) to me. You need to get him to a vet, preferably with a fecal sample. It could be internal parasites of some form, or an internal injury, or even something much worse like ibd, though that's unlikely.

Dave

Well if it was bleeding from the mouth then i probably had mouth rot. I am sorry for your lose.

Johanne

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