My ball pythons cage has a dead mouse carcass in it!!

[bpownerjoey]

My baby ball python about 10 inches long ate about three days ago. Today i went into my room and noticed it smelled foul. I look in her cage and there it is. A dead mouse carcass that looked like it was partially digested. It was kind of flat ish so i think some of its insides were eaten. Why has this happened? is it a reason to go to the vet? do i need to refeed her? Also the mouse was slightly bigger than the last one but only a tiny bit bigger than her girth so i figured it would do any harm. It was a small mouse. HELP!
Would pictures be helpful? i really need help!!

[PorcelainxDoll]

Did you handle her or do anything to her cage after feeding her?
also what are her cage temps?

[The Serpent Merchant]

We need some details on your cage...

cage type/size

what you are using to heat the cage

what you are using to measure temperatures

what your current temperatures/humidity are

have you handled your BP in the last 48 hours?



Chances are that something isn't right and it caused the BP to regurgitate the rodent. You should NOT feed your BP for 2 weeks... she needs time for the good bacteria in her digestive track to rebalance itself otherwise you might have another regurge.

[bpownerjoey]

The hot side is about 88 degrees and the other side is about 82. Tank size is a 20g long. I did not handle her at all, usually give her about 3 days to digest.

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I use a red heat lamp to heat the cage. I havnt gotten a humidity gauge yet but i spray it twice a day. I use a stick on thermometer on both sides of the tank. And a big water bowl.
I havnt changed anything since the last feeding which went fairly well, although she recently did have a bad shed so i soaked her. Its a priority to go to the reptile store and by a humidity gauge.

[The Serpent Merchant]

ok, the stick on the wall thermometers suck... who knows what your temperatures could be... what is the wattage of the heat bulb? what is the temperature of the room that the cage is in?

[bpownerjoey]

Room temperature is pretty warm. About 80 degress during the day because i open the blinds to let the sun in. I use a 75 watt lamp to heat it.

[The Serpent Merchant]

This thermometer/hygrometer is avaliable at Walmart for $12. They measure 2 temperatures and humidity (hot side temperature, cool side temperature, and humidity)

[bpownerjoey]

Ill head there soon and buy one. It goes on top of the cage im assuming?

[The Serpent Merchant]

Room temperature is pretty warm. About 80 degress during the day because i open the blinds to let the sun in. I use a 75 watt lamp to heat it.

Ok so your cage isn't too cold... If anything it might be too hot.

What type of rodent was this? Live, Pre-killed, frozen?

[bpownerjoey]

Live small mouse, i droped it in and watched her to make sure there was no damage from the mouse attacking her. She killed and ate it and then went into her hide.