If this
ever happens, the best thing to do is bring
it to a vet immediately. Make sure you find
one that knows what they are doing, and not
just someone that wants your cash and will
only look at it, then tells you what
to do. Even I can do that. If you can't
bring get it to a vet in time, or the cost
is too much, here's what to do:
You can
either call me for advice or follow the
instructions:
1.
Get KY Jelly. If you don't
know what it is, the better off you are.
Walgreens has it, as does any other
pharmacy.
2. Get a lot of
Q Tips.
3. Hold the
snake in one hand. Put the lubricant all
over the tip of the cotton swab and push the
prolapsed organ back in. Just remember, it
will do more harm to the snake by not
putting it back in than leaving it out to
dry and get infected.
Once you
get it back in, hold your thumb over the
cloaca and gently hold it down, preventing
another prolapse. Then, carefully twist the
q-tip between your fingers and pull out
slowly. Once the q-tip is out, keep your
thumb over the cloaca for at least 5
minutes. If the snake looks OK after that,
put in in a tank with ONLY newspaper and
it's water container. Then just leave it
there and do not bother it for the rest of
the day, but casually check up on it to make
sure it hasn't pushed it out again.
Causes:
There are
many reasons reptiles may prolapse. One is
that it was dehydrated.
There should always be a water container big
enough for the Ball Python, or any snake, to
fit in. Also, for BPs, the humidity should
be around 60%.
If you had
that right, it might just be because your
snake is skinny.
If not,
Then it
could be from feeding too much. If it has to
defecate too much
at once, it may push too hard and cause it.
If you
don't think that was the problem, it could
be a bacteria or virus.
This is the most serious, and this was
not my problem, so I don't know too much
about it. I do know that you can buy a gel
or liquid called "Panacure" that you inject
into the snake's next meal. This is good
because it is so safe, it is impossible to
OD the snake with it. If you need to know
any more, please give me a call. I know
other breeders were very helpful when my
snake prolapsed, so I want to make sure
others get the same treatment.
Cell: 727-278-2055
-Nick
Isabelle
