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aSnakeLovinBabe · 03-12-2008, 07:37 PM

okay i don't mean to sound gross here but that looks like what some of my garters do when they feel like pooping and really don't have much poop to get rid of. I see it sometimes, they decide they need to go, squeeze out a little bit of juice and just keep squeezing. Trust me I know the difference between this and constipation LOL how gross...

Your picture is blurry but I am almost positive that that is your snakes cloacal opening showing and not a hemipene. Feel around near his vent, make sure you don't feel any lumps. And look for uric crystals at the vent opening too. When the snake is relaxed you shouldn't be able to see any pink at the vent. if you do, it is either swollen or there's something stuck. BUT, I don't think you have anything to worry about.

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aSnakeLovinBabe "Fourth shed, A Success" Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 819 Country:	Re: does this mean what I think??? okay i don't mean to sound gross here but that looks like what some of my garters do when they feel like pooping and really don't have much poop to get rid of. I see it sometimes, they decide they need to go, squeeze out a little bit of juice and just keep squeezing. Trust me I know the difference between this and constipation LOL how gross... Your picture is blurry but I am almost positive that that is your snakes cloacal opening showing and not a hemipene. Feel around near his vent, make sure you don't feel any lumps. And look for uric crystals at the vent opening too. When the snake is relaxed you shouldn't be able to see any pink at the vent. if you do, it is either swollen or there's something stuck. BUT, I don't think you have anything to worry about. __________________ Shannon<3Nicole 7.10 assorted adult garters. infinity baby garters. that which does not kill me , can only make me stronger.