I've got a sad BP on my hands... *warning some pics may be disturbing*

X2 I agree with everything Rich said! No super hot water. When I did ft I left them out the night before and then before feeding hit it with a hair dryer to get it up to temp. Works Like a charm and no cooking.


Check out what's new on my website... www.Homegrownscales.com

Maybe I'll try to use that method dart... Guess in two weeks I'll fed her a fuzzy and thaw it out by putting it in a small baggy at room temp for a a couple hours then hair dry it for a little.

Hm. I've never had a problem with thawing them in a bowl of hot water. I just turn the hot water tap on, wait until it starts getting warm and then fill it up. Put the mouse in a baggy in the water and let it sit for about 15 mins, flipping it over to the other side at about the 6-7 min mark. I check to make sure the stomach is squishy and then warm up the head in front of a space heater.

I wouldn't start to get worried unless regurgitation becomes chronic. Yes, be vigilant and watchful for any other abnormal signs, and take care not to feed again for a couple of weeks. But regurgitation happens, sometimes because of a serious problem, but usually the problem has as easy fix, over/under thawed mouse, or often temps too low for digestion, a problem easy to fix once it is recognized.

Just keep an eye on her, and hopefully things will go better next time. :) If not, that's what vets are for: to help frantic, loving pet owners in their moment of need. ;)

How i do my thawing is as follows.

Figure out how many are eating that week, usually thawing 20-35 smalls at a time depending if females are on feed or not.

I use a 15 qt tub and toss them in, fill it with warm water. Let it sit for about 2 hours. Come back add warm water again. Let it sit and do again 3rd time and after 5 mins on 3rd time I Take one out at a time, Dry off then offer to each snake individually.

I never ever rush thawing, Its more a set it for get it till you remember again

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Emily Hubbard

I wouldn't start to get worried unless regurgitation becomes chronic. Yes, be vigilant and watchful for any other abnormal signs, and take care not to feed again for a couple of weeks. But regurgitation happens, sometimes because of a serious problem, but usually the problem has as easy fix, over/under thawed mouse, or often temps too low for digestion, a problem easy to fix once it is recognized.

Just keep an eye on her, and hopefully things will go better next time. :) If not, that's what vets are for: to help frantic, loving pet owners in their moment of need. ;)

---

She always takes forever to eat a mouse. Usually 15 minutes to finally start eating from head down. This time she was really trying hard to eat from the mid section. Took about 40 minutes for her to give up and start at the head right and get it down. Even took some pics of it (although blurry). Not home till Monday but I'll post em in this thread if anyone cares to see. I think next feed in two weeks I'll try defrosting it and then warming up the head a little extra to give off the heat so she'll get the head from the get-go....

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

This could be your problem as your cooking the rodent as its thawing.

You want the water Warm but not so hot you can leave your hand in. 100-110 Temp water is all you need. Anything beyond that will cook the rodent and cause regurges as well

---

Agreed with the posibility of cooking. i accidently cooked one for mine once and i saw the same thing.

Fed her tonight. It was a little shaky but not due to the snake's fault. I made sure to not over heat the mouse. I couldn't get a smaller size mouse but I fed a small 11 gram mouse. Here's to her taking it good. Wish her luck.