Opinions on bloated stomach on 74g Chocolate Pin ??

I have a 74g choc pin male that I just noticed has a bulge/bloating in his stomach ... I know for a fact he is empty as he had a double regurge on last thurs. the 10th ... I found him Thurs. with two regurges which was the one from the night before (9th) and the one from his feeding on Fri the 4th .... I have noticed since the regurge he has seemed to favor staying in his hide over the warm side, any input from some more seasoned keepers is appreciated thanks :gj:
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Do you know the temps on both sides of the enclosure?

Trying to find out why he regurged would be my priority at this point as well as not trying to feed for at least 10 days.

I'm wondering if the temps were too low for digestion and the food is actually decomposing inside the snake. :(

If that is the case then a vet visit for some anti-bios may be a good step.

This snake needs to go into isolation/quarantine and also it needs to see a good reptile vet ASAP. It could be anything from an obstruction to cryptosporidia.

Did you purchase this snake or did you produce it?

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Originally Posted by dr del

Do you know the temps on both sides of the enclosure?

Trying to find out why he regurged would be my priority at this point as well as not trying to feed for at least 10 days.

I'm wondering if the temps were too low for digestion and the food is actually decomposing inside the snake. :(

If that is the case then a vet visit for some anti-bios may be a good step.

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Warm side is 90 - 92℉ and cool side stays around 78℉ .... I have not offered anymore since I found the regurge was going to offer a feeding again this coming Fri, which would be 10 days

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Originally Posted by bcr229

This snake needs to go into isolation/quarantine and also it needs to see a good reptile vet ASAP. It could be anything from an obstruction to cryptosporidia.

Did you purchase this snake or did you produce it?

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I purchased it from a local reptile shop that I have done a good amount of business with over the past two years .... I'm not sure of all the symptoms of an obstruction but as I had him out taking pic.'s for this post lastnight he did decide to give me a nice mess .... The urates and everything appeared normal

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Originally Posted by T_Sauer

I purchased it from a local reptile shop...

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Vet, ASAP.

Is it possible that the regurgitate meal were the snakes first meals???If so this could b "hard belly" which would cause the snake to regurgitate! Jk has a video on hatchlings with hard belly


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I was thinking hard belly too. It will need a vet.

Is the mass hard or very soft? If it's new and soft, it could be gas trapped in there by some sort of blockage. Did the blockage exist before he pooed on you? was there any swelling before the regurges(perhaps you assumed they were from the prey items?)? Were these the first feedings ever? At 74g, he's very young or he's been losing weight.

Your temps seem like they might be slightly off(too high AND too low). Does he have plenty of hides on both cool and warm sides?

A prey item from 6 days before shouldn't have been recognizable as a prey item, imo. If he regurged something that looked whole from 6 days before, there is a major issue.

At any rate, it might be time for a vet visit.