Hatched this pied out in June has only eaten twice so far. I’ve notice a swollen blueish looking area now. Just wondered if anyone has ever had this problem or has any suggestions thank you
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To me it kinda looks like it’s gotta poop, but that’s just seeing the “sausage butt” appearance.
I’d try giving it a soak in a shallow tub of lukewarm water, to see if that encourages a bowel movement.
I have one boy I hatched out that doesn’t poop very often, and will usually look bloated in his back end before he finally goes.
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Just got done soaking her im gonna wait it out hopefully that all it is. There is a hard white looking lump near the bottom too.
The white lump is probably urates!
Urates are usually a hard chalky substance.
I’ve also gently palpated my male I mentioned to encourage him to defecate, it usually worked but would sometimes take forever lol
Edit: just make sure you don’t squeeze your snake like a go-gurt tube (pretty sure someone posted about doing that on these forums awhile back 
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Ok thanks for your help i appreciate it
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Just as Holly said, it is just a poop. It can help if you encourage the dedication but most importantly make sure that they’re drinking to lessen the risk of prolapse.
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