first ever regurgitation

what a horrid smell :puke2:

Yikes, why didn't it happen? was in there long? just wondering.

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Originally Posted by BeelzeBall.

Yikes, why didn't it happen? was in there long? just wondering.

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i fed her on friday, and found it today. i was at my buddy's house for the weekend. didn't look too digested. still reeked though.

Double-check your heat sources and make sure everything is still where it should be. Typically a regurge is due to 1) not enough or improper heat, 2) stress from overhandling, 3) too large of a feeder, or 4) parasites or a disease like cryptosporidium.

Next, order some NutriBAC - you can get it at http://beanfarm.com/product_info.php...oducts_id=5933 It's a reptile probiotic that will help post-regurge at getting their gut flora re-established. Since you won't be feeding again for a while you'll have time to get it delivered to you.

You're supposed to put it in the water but I don't as I rarely see my snakes drink, plus if it makes the water taste any different I don't want to discourage a compromised animal from drinking and then have to deal with dehydration on top of the regurge. I just dust a damp f/t feeder with a pinch of the powder.

Regurgitation is very hard on a snake's system so don't offer food again for at least three weeks, and even then the feeder should be a size down from what the snake is eating now. If that stays down offer another half-sized feeder after two weeks. If that stays down you can go back to your normal feeding schedule.

If the snake regurges again take it to a vet.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

Double-check your heat sources and make sure everything is still where it should be. Typically a regurge is due to 1) not enough or improper heat, 2) stress from overhandling, 3) too large of a feeder, or 4) parasites or a disease like cryptosporidium.

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i think it was #3. stupid mistake on my part.

Snake puke has its own wonderfully nasty smell. Once you smell it you will never forget. I was out in my backyard last summer and I smelled snake puke. I though I was imagining it however sure enough I found a partially digested opossum under my mango tree. I couldn't find what threw it up but it had to be pretty big.