A Cyst?

[Eric From Cincinnati]

Ok, my BCI seems healthy and happy. He's got some old scars and is pretty rough on his back side...rat got him b4 i rescued...but up near the middle of his body, he has a bump it's about the size of your pinky fingernail and is slightly raised up above his skin. Not too much but noticable. It gives way when I press it and almost seems like it is filled with fluid. I'm thinking it may be a cyst. It wasn't there very recently, i just noticed it tongiht. I'll prolly end up at the vet but any ideas on what it may be and if it is a cyst, will the vet just drain it and give some antibiotics? Do snakes get them regularly without reason or is something wrong in my tank that would cause it? TIA


E.
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	Boa Constrictor Imperator Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator). Most common is the Colombian Boa.

[bensnacks]

There are parasites we have in some Austalian snakes
that produce small fluid filled bumps???
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[eddie]

Parasites can do that too, but most likely a cyst.
Cysts can be caused by a number of things, so don't beat yourself up over it.

But typically, the cyst will be drained, a check will be done for internal parasites and antibiotics will be given in either shot form or a topical ointment.
Some times worm treatment will be done if parasites are determined to be the cause.
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