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I've had my albino female corn snake for many years now,
I'd say she's an adult and has always been healthy.
2 weeks ago she shed and drank water just fine,
I knew that soon she would be hungrey
and tired feeding her the next day,
But I had no luck and did not think much of it.

But it has been almost 2 or more weeks now,
and she is not eating.
She slithers all over the tank acting like she's hungrey,
she has been opening her mouth at wide as she can many times today as if she has something in her mouth or throught.

(My other snake (that died awhile ago) had mucusy stuff in his throught and had to force feed and given shots to live, but then was just fine.. this might be the same thing)

But just then today my snake laid a white egg..
I'm guessing it's unfertile because I have no male anymore,
but she's never laid a white egg before, they were always small and orange.. pretty wierd.. maybe cuz she was too young.

Anyways.. (All happening today) to add to that.. she keeps getting sand if her mouth, then she drank alot of water and threw it up.
She hasen't dranken water yet today and I'm worried she is unable to drink and eat.
Also the most thing I'm worried about also is that she breathed sometimes where her throught puffed up like it was hard for her to breath, Could sand be affecting her breathing?
I'm so worried and confused,
Today has been a wierd day...

Please help!!!
- Kim

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 I helped move the meter!   04-13-2008, 09:32 PM
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Re: Sick Corn Snake.. HELP!

Tell us more about your setup, temps, tank, etc...BUT first, get her off the sand. Cornsnakes dont live on sand and that could be causing her many health problems. Put her on paper towel or newspaper. Get her to a vet!
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Re: Sick Corn Snake.. HELP!

What Venus said. Sand is bad and there is no reason to have her on it. You may be dealing with an impaction. A vet trip is a must.
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Re: Sick Corn Snake.. HELP!

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But just then today my snake laid a white egg..
I'm guessing it's unfertile because I have no male anymore,
but she's never laid a white egg before, they were always small and orange.. pretty wierd.. maybe cuz she was too young.
I dont think that what she has been laying are eggs but urates. Snakes much like birds have a two part feces, the feces and the urates, which include watery substance and the white lumps that are usualy passed with the feces.
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 I helped move the meter!   04-14-2008, 07:11 AM
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Re: Sick Corn Snake.. HELP!

yes I agree a vet trip is a must.
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