Corn Snake Regurgitating?

Last night, my corn snake regurgitated for the first time. I did not handle him after eating, and he has a warm spot of about 83 degrees and a cold spot of 76. What is causing this?

Was the meal too large? If f/t, was it fully thawed?

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Originally Posted by DrDooLittle

Was the meal too large? If f/t, was it fully thawed?

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He's never had a problem eating the size before, and yes, I made sure it was fully thawed. Actually it appeared as if he's vomited, since the head was partially digested. :/

How long from the time he ate until regurg?

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Originally Posted by DrDooLittle

How long from the time he ate until regurg?

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I fed him somewhere around 4:30 and he regurgitated while I was sleeping, so it could be anywhere from 1-5 A.M.

See my king did the same thing, i switched him to live and he was fine. Id try live and see how that works.

It could be other complications as well, thats just one thing that worked for me.

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Originally Posted by drama x

See my king did the same thing, i switched him to live and he was fine. Id try live and see how that works.

It could be other complications as well, thats just one thing that worked for me.

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I'll have to try that. Do I have to keep feeding him live after I try that? I'm not sure if my mom would be okay with him getting used to live.

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Originally Posted by Saxguy101

I'll have to try that. Do I have to keep feeding him live after I try that? I'm not sure if my mom would be okay with him getting used to live.

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Pretty much lol. Thats like taking candy from a baby and forcing it to eat green beans, something isn't going to eat something it doesn't want to, in a snakes case it will pretty much just starve itself untill it gets what it wants....unless theres something else going on with your snakes like internal parisites, spinal deformities, etc.

Remember im no vet, these are just practices from experiences that have worked for me personally. If anyone else has any other reasonable opinions be open to them as well :)

Every so often, they can regurge for no known reason. Switching a corn to live really won't help unless the f/t mice you're using are bad. F/t are just as nutritious, etc. as live are and a lot safer for the snake. There are some cases where a snake will refuse f/t and then you have to turn to live, but with corns, that very rarely happens. Since he regurged, give him at least a week before feeding again and when you do, offer a smaller than normal meal. If he keeps that down, then do the same thing again the next feeding. I would keep him on smaller than normal for 3-4 feedings before moving him back up to the size he's used to as it will be easier on his stomach. If he regurges his next meal, there are other things you can do to help get his digestive tract back on track which include using probiotics to help get everything back to normal.