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  • 10-29-2004, 11:07 PM
    Kara
    Hey folks...here's just a little tidbit I wanted to throw out. If you feed your snake a big meal, make sure it can effectively thermoregulate, and always make sure there is fresh water available. Any time you feed a snake its body temperature will be elevated due to the digestion process. Ensure that the enclosure isn't too warm (which could cause overheating) or too cool (which could cause a big meal to rot before its digested) and that your snake has enough room to move between hot & cool in its enclosure.

    Also, make sure the snake has plenty of water available & cut down on handling for a day or two. Just like people after a big Thanksgiving dinner, snakes can get bloated from a buildup of intestinal gasses while digesting food. Keeping them calm & quiet while digesting a meal helps such conditions pass quickly (no pun intended).

    Just a husbandry tip. :wink:

    K
  • 10-29-2004, 11:12 PM
    Jeanne
    Thanks for sharing info K! Your input is always welcome here!

    Hehehe..Special K
  • 10-30-2004, 12:25 AM
    Adam_Wysocki
    Kara, you rock!!

    -adam
  • 10-30-2004, 01:37 AM
    elevatethis
    Yeah just want to thank Kara for helping me get some sleep. My bp ate a pretty big rat and I checked on her tonight after work, noticing a gas bubble basically in the area where the lump from the rat is. I was almost in a panic, kinda helpless not knowing what to do. Thanks K!
  • 10-30-2004, 01:56 AM
    RobertCoombs
    well lol .. i guess i replied to the pm a little late but atleast you get the idea now
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