snake diaarhoea

[aww yeah]

hey guys i think my snake may have diarrrhoea. she is a 1.5yr old bredli in a 3ft enclosure. she has been in this enclosure for ages. i moved about 3 weeks ago and then fed her a week after i moved her and then a week later which was 3 days ago. the last two times she has poo'd it has been liquid and brown. she has always done solid brown poop. i also changed her from mice to rats for these two feeds. could it be stress form the move, or the change in food? any ideas what is wrong would be great
cheers

 

[wranga]

strange. never had a difference in poos when ive swapped snakes from mice to rats. it maybe caused by stress, but may not be. best to check with a vet. are you sure you warmed the rats properly and that your keeping your snake at the correct temperature?

 

[PhilK]

Take a faecal sample to your vet if you are worried, they'll do tests on it.

Alternatively, you could wait a few days as it may just be a change in diet

 

[daniel1234]

strange. never had a difference in poos when ive swapped snakes from mice to rats. it maybe caused by stress, but may not be. best to check with a vet. are you sure you warmed the rats properly and that your keeping your snake at the correct temperature?

Same here. Nore when moving snakes, after all they just spend time in a bag/box and go back in their original enclosure. Have you brought rats from different supplier maybe? Or could they partially thawed with the move? Sounds like its worth a vet check.

 

[kupper]

we had a thread not long ago about this issue and i think it was put down to move and change of food

 

[aww yeah]

thanks for ur help guys, i have bought the rats from a petshop whre i live now but it is a different supplier than normal. they were definately thawed properly. i might see how she goes with the next feed and if it happens again pop a feacal sample to the vet.