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I fed my snake last night and now hes acting strange.....
I just fed him last night and hes acting strange. like he is shaking his head a lot, hes not in his hide like he normally is, he is putting his head upside down at times. I am not sure if he is having problems moving and is just struggling or what. I really need help!
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Re: I fed my snake last night and now hes acting strange.....
Did you feed live or p/k?
How big is the snake?
What size prey did you feed?
Is this your first time feeding or have you had your snake for some time?
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What kind of BP is it? If you have a spider, its natural. If its a woma, some people have said thy have a wobble like spiders.
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Re: I fed my snake last night and now hes acting strange.....
Originally Posted by hoax
Did you feed live or p/k?
How big is the snake?
What size prey did you feed?
Is this your first time feeding or have you had your snake for some time?
I fed him a live "hopper", it was about the same size as his body. Yes, this is the first time feeding the snake in his new home. However it has been 10 days since i got him and he was fed at that time. The last time he was fed he actually ate a pinky and a very similar sized hopper. He puked the hopper out about 2 days later i believe.
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Re: I fed my snake last night and now hes acting strange.....
Originally Posted by sookieball
What kind of BP is it? If you have a spider, its natural. If its a woma, some people have said thy have a wobble like spiders.
I am not sure. But it doesnt look like either to tell you the truth. His patterns are mostly light brown circle type shapes with dark spots in them...
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Re: I fed my snake last night and now hes acting strange.....
Do you feed him in an enclosure with aspen or bark or something that could have gotten lodged in his mouth? Sounds like he may have something stuck in there bugging him? Just a thought...
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Re: I fed my snake last night and now hes acting strange.....
Originally Posted by sho220
Do you feed him in an enclosure with aspen or bark or something that could have gotten lodged in his mouth? Sounds like he may have something stuck in there bugging him? Just a thought...
I do have Fir bark as my substrate..........He just ate last night, so should I wait to see what is going on in his mouth?
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Re: I fed my snake last night and now hes acting strange.....
Originally Posted by sicilian1928
I do have Fir bark as my substrate..........He just ate last night, so should I wait to see what is going on in his mouth?
I've never run into this problem myself so I'm not sure I want to suggest how to check...you'd somehow have to figure out how to get his mouth open and look inside... Do a google search for ball python impaction and you'll probably find some info on it.
It could also be that he's having a problem realigning his jaws. It usually only takes a few "yawns" to get it straight but maybe he's having problems? Does his mouth look like it's closing normally?
Lucifer Sam, Siam cat...
Always sitting by your side,
Always by your side...
That cat's something I can't explain...
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Re: I fed my snake last night and now hes acting strange.....
Originally Posted by sicilian1928
He puked the hopper out about 2 days later i believe.
Check your temps. They need the right temps to properly digest meals. Regurgitation is a sign that your temps might be off...
Lucifer Sam, Siam cat...
Always sitting by your side,
Always by your side...
That cat's something I can't explain...
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Re: I fed my snake last night and now hes acting strange.....
Originally Posted by sho220
Check your temps. They need the right temps to properly digest meals. Regurgitation is a sign that your temps might be off...
yeah his jaw closes fine. I actually think he might have IBD???? Even though i dont see how thats possible because i got him from a family friend for christmas and all of his snakes (5 bp's and a red tail) are just fine. And this JUST I mean JUST started happening right after I fed him. Could it be from the mouse size?
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