Dodgy Lump

[MattySaffa]

hey guys can anyone help me, My great and lively little Coastal carpet(10 weeks old) hatchling Kaa has a weird little lump came up almost overnight.. Ive never seen this before although she's my first python and first snake for about 20 years.. She's unfazed by it and behaving normal but it's been there almost a week without changing, she had a hopper and a small common skink around that time.. what is this bump? Should I be concerned

 

[Pauls_Pythons]

I don't want to come across as negative but asking on a web page for a diagnosis of a lump from a poor quality image is not going to give you anything definitive.
There are multiple possible reasons and we are not vets. You could get any number of possible causes and all would probably be wrong. Any incorrect diagnosis may either cause you undue stress if a suggestion was nasty or on the other hand cause you to ignore a problem that requires veterinary intervention.
If in doubt, take it to a vet, get them to take a sample and give you a diagnosis based on fact rather than anyone on here clutching at straws.

 

[MattySaffa]

Yeah I'm new to this forum thing, took me half an hour to even figure out how to write a post.. I'm going to bet tomorrow, it's a bit of a mystery.. I was just looking for some feedback. Thanks

 

[MattySaffa]

I mean 'going to the vet tomorrow'

 

[nick_75]

This is off topic, I will beg forgiveness in advance.
Are you feeding your python skinks? All native reptiles are protected in Australia. You are not only breaking the law but breaking the cardinal rule of herpetology, the care of reptiles.
Feeding a captive animal native prey is also not a great idea, native animals carry many parasites. Those parasites can be transferred to your python. Could the lump be a parasite?
Stick to frozen snake food.

 

[Pauls_Pythons]

Well picked up Nick....I missed that one

 

[MattySaffa]

I haven't been feeding her skinks but I've had a few mostly very small (common garden variety)skinks sharing in there with their own hide area,etc.. i started with them before I got her. they go about their business and don't really bother each other but 2 of the larger skinks have vanished.. all aside, I'm considering the whole plot though as it's a bit of work maintaining a 'communal' habitat with animals of high needs

This is off topic, I will beg forgiveness in advance.
Are you feeding your python skinks? All native reptiles are protected in Australia. You are not only breaking the law but breaking the cardinal rule of herpetology, the care of reptiles.
Feeding a captive animal native prey is also not a great idea, native animals carry many parasites. Those parasites can be transferred to your python. Could the lump be a parasite?
Stick to frozen snake food.

had

 

[Prof_Moreliarty]

wow

 

[nick_75]

wow

Wow indeed!

 

[nick_75]

Without keeping this post off topic, search this site for posts about keeping different species together. Especially species that will happily eat the other.

On topic, as Paul said, seek veterinary assistance immediately.

 

[nick_75]

Well picked up Nick....I missed that one

Hi Paul, I had to re-read the post to make sure that I had read it correctly. To my horror, I had.

 

[Nero Egernia]

I thought it was common knowledge among reptile enthusiasts that small lizards are generally a hatchling python's preferred food, and that housing them together would be asking for trouble. It would seem evidently not.

Perhaps, then, there was a struggle between python and skinks - resulting with an injury, the bump for instance - before the lizards "vanished".

 

[Wally]

Best if I sit this one out......

 

[MattySaffa]

Yeah I'm quite aware of all that. I knew it would eventually be problematic and was meant to be temporary but I've let it drag out too long. Thanks for your feedback guys

 

[nick_75]

I looked up QLD Code of Practice of Captive Reptile and Amphibian Husbandry regarding live skinks as a food source. I was mistaken that this was an illegal activity and as long as the guidelines were adhered to, the feeding of live skinks to captive reptiles is an accepted practice. If you are doing this, I recommend that you read the Code of Practice as there is are minimum standards that must be met.
There is also a warning regarding nematode infestations.

Any update Matty?

 

[pythoninfinite]

I'm not sure how long skin worms take to develop under a snake's skin, so I might be wrong, but it looks very much like a skin worm, seen commonly in snakes which feed on frogs and lizards. Common Tree Snakes are often infested with them

Jamie

 

[MattySaffa]

I looked up QLD Code of Practice of Captive Reptile and Amphibian Husbandry regarding live skinks as a food source. I was mistaken that this was an illegal activity and as long as the guidelines were adhered to, the feeding of live skinks to captive reptiles is an accepted practice. If you are doing this, I recommend that you read the Code of Practice as there is are minimum standards that must be met.
There is also a warning regarding nematode infestations.

Any update Matty?

 

[MattySaffa]

Thanks for your feedback Nick. I think she's starting to shed so I'm gonna leave her be for now.. the abnormality is a just a tiny raised lump about the size of a pin head and doesn't seem to be bothering her but I do wanna get it checked out so I'm just gonna keep checking on her and wait till she's shed before I take her to a vet

 

[MattySaffa]

I'm not sure how long skin worms take to develop under a snake's skin, so I might be wrong, but it looks very much like a skin worm, seen commonly in snakes which feed on frogs and lizards. Common Tree Snakes are often infested with them

Jamie

Thanks Jamie I'm definitely gonna take it in for a checkup

 

[ronhalling]

Damn !!!!! i had a packet of popcorn ready and everything, how anticlimactic ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) -ronhalling