Snake just regurgitated mouse from friday the 23

I'm new to the site and have been asking questions, a lot. But my snake after being handled for maybe 5 min at the most just regurgitated a meal from last week friday. It looks like its mainly the hair but Im concerned!

just trash it, and wait til next scheduled feeding he should be fine

I'd recommend skipping a week's feeding. Their stomach acids are very strong and when they regurgitate it can be hard on their throat.

If your snake regurges again.. take a stool sample to a reptile vet to be checked for parasites.

dude the smell! ha. So thats okay?

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Originally Posted by giaach

dude the smell! ha. So thats okay?

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yea it stinks, it was probably from a little rough handling maybe? i dunno but it should be fine as long as he eats next time. But yes shelby is probably righ skip one feeding

Hi,

Just a quick q.

What are the temperatures in his tank/tub? I wouldn't have expected him to have stuff in the stomach to regurge after 5 days? Or am I way off base?


dr del

Good question to ask.. it is a bit unusual to regurge after that long.

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Originally Posted by dr del

Hi,

Just a quick q.

What are the temperatures in his tank/tub? I wouldn't have expected him to have stuff in the stomach to regurge after 5 days? Or am I way off base?


dr del

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He spends most of his time in his hid which is around 80/85 due to the heat pad under the tank. I have a heat bulb at the other end that makes the basking area around 90. I thought that after 4 days he would be fine too. I know its bad to handle them right after a meal but I havnt held him till tonight....

Mine has already come out the other end by then.

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Originally Posted by giaach

He spends most of his time in his hid which is around 80/85 due to the heat pad under the tank. I have a heat bulb at the other end that makes the basking area around 90. I thought that after 4 days he would be fine too. I know its bad to handle them right after a meal but I havnt held him till tonight....

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I'm not an expert or anything, but I thought there should be a hide on the warm side.

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Originally Posted by Shelby

I'd recommend skipping a week's feeding. Their stomach acids are very strong and when they regurgitate it can be hard on their throat.

If your snake regurges again.. take a stool sample to a reptile vet to be checked for parasites.

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He is only about 17'', is it okay to skip a meal?

Yeah he should have a hide on the warm side too.

Skipping a meal is no harm at all to a ball python.

As long as you don't just forget to ever feed him again.

Alright first thing tomorrow, I'll set up a hid on the warmer side. Its just kind of strange because last time I fed him he didn't have any problems. I hope he doesn't have any parasites

Might your temperatures be too low,slowing the digestive process?

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Originally Posted by dsirkle

Might your temperatures be too low,slowing the digestive process?

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Yeah thats what I figure it is. I just set up a hide on the warmer side of the tank that way he can choose. I didnt realize that they will choose a place to hid over whats healthy for their body.

When my very first snake re-gurged, he did test postive for internal parasites. Next time he defecates, put the fecal matter into a baggie and put it in the fridge, and the next day, drop it off at your vets to get a fecal test done.

It was just two oral doses of Panacur 2 weeks apart (and no feeding during that time) to treat the parasites that mine had. The vet administered the medication both times.

What device are you using to measure these temps?

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

What device are you using to measure these temps?

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KENO!
I'm from the 419 too ha!

Im using a digital thermometer with a probe for the hot side, and an ambient thermometer for the cooler side.

I took her to the vet today. No parasites no RI apparently shes just starting her shed and thats why she got rid of the left over food. Nothing to worry about.

Yep I noticed you're from Toledo too. So the vet you saw said that the reason for a regurge after that many days post-feeding was due to impending shed and was no big deal?

Far be it from me to argue with a vet but I've had a far few snakes shedding over the past couple of years and I've yet to see one regurge for any reason, but especially not due to shedding. I'm glad the snake checked out okay. Did the vet do a fecal float test on feces to rule out internal parasite load?

I'd definitely give the snake a bit of extra time before another feeding, feed lighter than normal and make sure your husbandry (temps, humidity, hides, thermal gradient, etc.) is dead on. Regurges are nothing to fool with.

After four days there shouldn't be anything much to "get rid of". What size and type of prey did you feed her that she regurged? I don't believe you ever specified that in this thread.

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Yep I noticed you're from Toledo too. So the vet you saw said that the reason for a regurge after that many days post-feeding was due to impending shed and was no big deal?

Far be it from me to argue with a vet but I've had a far few snakes shedding over the past couple of years and I've yet to see one regurge for any reason, but especially not due to shedding. I'm glad the snake checked out okay. Did the vet do a fecal float test on feces to rule out internal parasite load?

I'd definitely give the snake a bit of extra time before another feeding, feed lighter than normal and make sure your husbandry (temps, humidity, hides, thermal gradient, etc.) is dead on. Regurges are nothing to fool with.

After four days there shouldn't be anything much to "get rid of". What size and type of prey did you feed her that she regurged? I don't believe you ever specified that in this thread.

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I took her to Dr. Tim Reichard over on Monroe St. He did the fecal float test and some other fecal test and both came back negative for parasites. Now that my tank is all set up properly with heat/ temps correct she seems to be doing fine.

Last friday I fed her a adult mouse. Small but a good size. When she regurged on tuesday night it was about the size of my pinky. Considerably smaller than when I fed her.

She's in-blue right now so her shedding should start soon. Im not gonna feed her till she's done. I told the vet what size mouse I fed her and he said it was fine because she had eaten that size mouse previous to this one.

you said 17" inches you snake is right? I'd say an adult mouse is way too big and maybe you should size it down to a fuzzy.

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Originally Posted by Snakeman

you said 17" inches you snake is right? I'd say an adult mouse is way too big and maybe you should size it down to a fuzzy.

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I tried giving her a F/T fuzzy but she refused it. I think it's because the store I bought her from fed her small adults. Next time I feed her which is next week after her shed. I'll try with a fuzzy and maybe she will take it then.

You sure it was a regurge? Sounds like it could have been a hairy :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r: to me.. 5-6 days is a long time for it to be regurged. RECHECK your temps before even trying to feed again!!

Sorry I meant POOPY!!:P

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Originally Posted by JASBALLS

Sorry I meant POOPY!!:P

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Haha no I saw it come out of her mouth haha. So I know it wasn't just a hairy turd. Temps are perrrrfect...

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Originally Posted by giaach

apparently shes just starting her shed and thats why she got rid of the left over food. Nothing to worry about.

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Hi,

Are you really sure that is what the vet said because if shed's caused this I would have expected at least some of us to have seen it.


dr del

Yeah thats what the vet said. Also my temps could have been off too. Both of those things could have led to the regurge. But I finally after hrs of setting everything up right, the temps are perfect and after getting the fecal tests back saying no parasites I can only assume that it was just a freak occurrence and in the future she will be fine. It could also have been the mouse. Maybe too big...

From what I read here, I, too, was surprised that anything would be left to regurgitate that long after feeding. But the temps are important for digesting. We usually encourage Mrs. Snake to use her warm hide after she eats. We noticed that she was preferring her cool side when the hides were not the same. So we now have two identical hides - one on each side of the heat gradient. Yes, they will choose security over health. In the wild, that could mean life or death. It's not a conscious decision - just what they do - like not knowing any better than to sit on a warm heat rock that ends up burning them.

IMHO, just keep an eye on her for awhile and give her a break before feeding again. How big around is her body? The prey size should be no bigger than the thickest part of her body.

Good luck!

Yeah I think the prey was a little to big, but not really. Im gonna try a fuzzy next time I feed her.

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Originally Posted by dr del

Hi,

Just a quick q.

What are the temperatures in his tank/tub? I wouldn't have expected him to have stuff in the stomach to regurge after 5 days? Or am I way off base?


dr del

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my man........always on the money, i was just about to ask this!!

Its all good, no worries anymore....