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Old 04-24-2008, 06:46 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Re: Abscess?

for whatever it's worth
not that it matters in terms of treatment now, but . . .
Sean told me this thing today, that may have some relevance as a causative factor, particularly since someone mentioned shedding issues
he was telling me this in response to a breeding question and I don't remember quite whether he said that it affects only male snakes
he said that sometimes shed can be retained internally in the vent area and build up a plug that will prevent a male from mating successfully
so perhaps something like that could also be at the root of an abscess
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