Man, whats the deal with this ????

:? Well, for the first time ever one of my Ball Pythons regurgitated... :shock: it is weird too...my big male Apok struck and constricted a large mouse and proceeded to consume it...like he has done countless times before...and then he started yawning and contorting and up it came!!!! I was like...what is this all about... :( I must admit that it has me worried that he is alright...he has NEVER done this before at all...

what do you all think ???? :o

EyeLashViper

Its hard to say. First check your temps and humidity and make sure he has a good basking spot or a place where he can sleep and warm up like under a hide where the heat pad is. A rodent will actually decay inside the snake if it is unable to digest it. Another possibility are parasites. Taking him to the vet along with a fecal sample would not be a bad idea. Does he have any reason to be stressed out. Stress plays a big role in the health of a ball python.

I would say that if the meal came right back directly after being consumed you shouldent have any thing to worry about ,possibly something dident go down quite right or something of that sort if it came back up the next day or later that evening there may be digestive or parasitic or husbandry issues that need to be dealt with

Could the prey possibly have been too large? Snakes will swallow and feel that the prey item is too large and will regurg it.

I would say it probably just went down wrong. If they regurge right away it is ussually because the prey was too big or they just couldnt handle it for some reason. Give him a few days and try again.

Man, something very similar just happened to me last night.......
The pre killed rat that I fed Xaero sat for like two hours before he decided to eat it. Of course then when he was trying to get it down, the front legs had begun to get stiff and he couldn't get them to fold back while swallowing. So he wrestled with it for like fifteen minutes. Looked exhausting! After many failed attempts he finally just heaved it back out (Uber Gross!) and gave up. The head and shoulders of the rat was all slimy and ......well you get the idea.
Naturally I felt bad about it, having not botched a feeding until now. I know how you feel, seeing the food go out instead of in is distressing! I plan on just waiting a day or so and trying again.
As far as Apock suddenly going bulemic on you, the other members' advice posted above is as good as any I'd give you, check your temps and humidity and size of prey, wait a day or two or three and try again.
Sending you good feeding juju :wink:

The only problems i have ever had with regurg is with a FT rodent. I have never had any problems with FK.

I am almost postitive something like this would not be caused by frozen thawed prey , unless the food item was improperly stored or thawed
I have been feeding exclusivly FT to all of my animals for 17 years(with the exception of starting babies) with out a single incidence of rugurge

No matter the reason for the regurge, I would wait at least a week or two before trying to feed again. The snake's body needs time to recover from the somewhat traumatic event.

And I agree with Robert...if the snake spat it back up right after swallowing it, then the problem is not likely with the snake's body or environment, but more likely with the prey item itself. If it was frozen, it may have not been thawed properly and had either a very cold spot or a very hot spot, depending on the thawing method. Either could cause the snake distress.

I agree with Judy just wait till next feeding and he should eat like a champ. I guess just like people snakes get upset stomachs too.