is my corn snake sick

[djb]

hi i have a corn snake and when i hold him he feels kinda loose like hes not really trying to hold on to my hand. And when i do hold him he cant really get back up to my hand he tryes but he just moves a little bit. Is he sick
thanks

 

[pitbulllady]

hi i have a corn snake and when i hold him he feels kinda loose like hes not really trying to hold on to my hand. And when i do hold him he cant really get back up to my hand he tryes but he just moves a little bit. Is he sick
thanks

It definitely sounds like SOMETHING is wrong, though whether he is sick, or malnourished, or too cold, or injured, it's hard to say. Corns, even the tamest ones, should have a good firm body tone and will naturally coil around your hand and hold on, since they are semi-arboreal. If a Corn doesn't do this, you know something's not right. I'd take it to a vet. If it was a Water Snake, I wouldn't worry so much, since they tend to become boneless floppy dishrags when picked up once they become tame, but they aren't constrictors, either, and Corns are, so having a grip is something to expect from them.

pitbulllady

 

[djb]

My snake died the night i posted this he died and his body was shaped really wierd he was skinny and down where his butt was he was kinda fat so it was like he normal on the upper part of his body then down there it was fat so i have no idea what happend. im really sad should i bleach the whole tank before i decide to put anything else in it
thanks

 

[Spidercrazy]

My snake died the night i posted this he died and his body was shaped really weird he was skinny and down where his butt was he was kinda fat so it was like he normal on the upper part of his body then down there it was fat so i have no idea what happened. im really sad should i bleach the whole tank before i decide to put anything else in it
thanks

you should always clean a tank after something has just died. cause if it had a disease that could be passable (viral,bacterial,or just something simple) could be hanging around. id suggest cleaning it thoroughly wearing gloves and a small gas mask (you can pick up at home depot or Lowes if you do clean it with bleach.) then you have to let the tank air out and get the noxious fumes out.

 

[pitbulllady]

My snake died the night i posted this he died and his body was shaped really wierd he was skinny and down where his butt was he was kinda fat so it was like he normal on the upper part of his body then down there it was fat so i have no idea what happend. im really sad should i bleach the whole tank before i decide to put anything else in it
thanks

Had the snake eaten for you at all, and if so, what? I'm really interested in finding out what kind of substrate you kept it on.

pitbulllady

 

[Bazzgazm]

if the back side was really fat, possibly constipated/blockage...

has he had bm's either?

 

[djb]

yes he ate three or four time since i had him and i fed him once every week. I had aspen bedding i had heard that was a good type of bedding, and that it doesnt really get mites.And also whats a bm:?

 

[Cirith Ungol]

How long (big) was the snake and what did you feed it? How much did it eat in one sitting?

 

[djb]

he was a baby snake and it ate 1 pinky mouse every week. he was probaly 12 inches long or maybe 11.

 

[Cirith Ungol]

Was it overall floppy or just in the front half or the back half?

 

[djb]

mostly the back half beacuse when i picked him up the back of him just hung there

 

[Cirith Ungol]

Do you know if it got sexed by someone via physical examination?

 

[djb]

im really not sure on that one, i just got it at a pet store. i dont think they even sexed it im not sure