bleeding

[damianthesnakeman]

I have a female ball python that just shed and she was bleeding just a little bit around her cloaca when she shed that area.....otherwise she is completly normal and helathy what could have caused this and what should I do?

[jimcal]

have her stool been normal ? i have never had a snake bleed from a shed

[damianthesnakeman]

me either but she seems to be doing fine on everything else....what really sucks is that I am stuck in a place where none of the vets even will look at reptiles so I am kinda limited on what I can do for her without driving her a long distance

[jimcal]

well might be nothing but if her stool has some blood in it need to have her checked out could be bacterial or parasite.

[dystopia]

I've seen this question on other forums and apparently its normal for there to be blood in/after the shed. However never witnessed this before with mine.

HTH
Jeremy

[Hung Solo]

If it's just spotting I wouldn't worry, it's normal in both males and females. If it's alot of blood I would get to a vet for a fecal.


Hung

[damianthesnakeman]

it was just a little spotting but still kinda freaked me out as I have never seen that happen to a snake before and my ball python is my baby lol

[jimcal]

I never seen this before. glad others have and it seems to be ok.

[PadraigC]

id have to go with GO TO A VET.........

[David Bellis]

I've seen this on one or two of my snakes. Doesn't happen often adn they haven't had any problems since. I wouldn't worry about it.

[damianthesnakeman]

for now I am gonna watch her and make sure none of her stools have blood and if it happens next time she sheds I am gonna take her to a vet