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nessy · 04-19-2007, 01:10 PM

i've never fed my snake anything that didn't come out of a freezer. it stopped eating during shedding - as usual, but hasn't eaten since (a week later). It is as active as before the shedding and the shed itself was complete and had no problems.

i have noticed that it defocated smaller amounts each time, but with more frequency than before. and the dried faeces had small fleshy things like dried fish eggs (which was what i thought it was - undigested). the faeces is otherwise the usual consistency - no blood or lumps.

are these signs of intestinal worms? if so how serious is it (i'd imagine that wild snakes would be rife with it)?

04-19-2007, 01:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
nessy "Preparing For First shed" Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 51 Country:	how can you tell if your snake has worms? i've never fed my snake anything that didn't come out of a freezer. it stopped eating during shedding - as usual, but hasn't eaten since (a week later). It is as active as before the shedding and the shed itself was complete and had no problems. i have noticed that it defocated smaller amounts each time, but with more frequency than before. and the dried faeces had small fleshy things like dried fish eggs (which was what i thought it was - undigested). the faeces is otherwise the usual consistency - no blood or lumps. are these signs of intestinal worms? if so how serious is it (i'd imagine that wild snakes would be rife with it)?