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Just Regurged..
I just witnessed my banana ball regurging. The tub is right next to me so I heard weird sound and saw him doing this.. I thought he had muscle twitch or something cause his body was all weird.. but he did this. Provided a video link from youtube and pics of regurge. As for my husbandry, he was moved from 15 qt to 6 qt couple weeks ago since the size chart indicated that he could do well in 6 qt, he is 150 g. Hot side at 88-90. Cool side 77-80. Humidity level at 60-65%. He ate live adult mouse about 18g on 3/11 and 3/15. He had fine poop on 3/18 and 3/20 which is after meal. He is on 4 day schedule. Before 3/11, he refused 3 meals. And about a month ago, there was fur in his tub, I did not witness how that came out but it was pure fur, no poop or urate. Maybe that was also regurge? What could be causing him to regurge? Measured with temp gun, have herpstat thermostat, water fresh. I feel like this one is also a fur, from looking at it. Stomach problem? Maybe less handling? I don’t handle after he eats for two days, then like 5-10min a day for two days and feeding again. Help me! What is wrong with this baby!
https://youtu.be/d8aFLTJ7N8U
Last edited by gusanr14; 03-20-2018 at 02:32 PM.
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looks like a regurge from here...but you'd know one if you smelled it; they will literally smell like death.
you need to figure out what caused the regurge. regurgitations are caused by: not enough heat, bad feeder, a spook!, or too much handling before digestion.
in the meantime, your immediate actions are: no offering food for 3 weeks, keep water fresh, triple-check husbandry for like a week (multiple times a day if possible), and observe.
Last edited by tttaylorrr; 03-20-2018 at 02:54 PM.
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Re: Just Regurged..
Originally Posted by tttaylorrr
looks like a regurge from here...but you'd know one if you smelled it; they will literally smell like death.
you need to figure out what caused the regurge. regurgitations are caused by: not enough heat, bad feeder, a spook!, or too much handling before digestion.
in the meantime, your immediate actions are: no offering food for 3 weeks, keep water fresh, triple-check husbandry for like a week (multiple times a day if possible), and observe.
Could this be vomiting? because from my search, regurge is something that hasn't reached the stomach to digest, but this he digested other parts but the fur and throwing that out. Since he pooped two times, feels like digestion happend but the fur did not get digested... I don't see any factors of him possibly doing it because, I don't consider him as bad feeder, husbandry I check 2~3 times a day, I don't handle him for 2 full days and even then, not so long. I am contacting the vets but so hard to find exotic vet.. one I know, she went somewhere for few months. Should I try offering him less often? I did feed him right sized meal but maybe he needs more time between feedings?
Last edited by gusanr14; 03-20-2018 at 03:04 PM.
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Re: Just Regurged..
Originally Posted by gusanr14
Could this be vomiting? because from my search, regurge is something that hasn't reached the stomach to digest, but this he digested other parts but the fur and throwing that out. Since he pooped two times, feels like digestion happend but the fur did not get digested... I don't see any factors of him possibly doing it because, I don't consider him as bad feeder, husbandry I check 2~3 times a day, I don't handle him for 2 full days and even then, not so long. I am contacting the vets but so hard to find exotic vet.. one I know, she went somewhere for few months.
vomiting would happen immediately after swallowing. anything that comes back up instead of passing all the way through is a regurgitation. the definition of regurgitation explains partial digestion.
a bad feeder, meaning the prey item you fed might have been bad.
4.4 ball python
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1.0 corn snake
1.0 Hypo ✮
1.0 crested gecko
0.1 ???? ✮
0.1 cat
0.1 Maine Coon mix ✮
0.1 human ✌︎
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Re: Just Regurged..
Originally Posted by tttaylorrr
looks like a regurge from here...but you'd know one if you smelled it; they will literally smell like death.
watch the video, he caught it regurging
That's a small tub for such a wide temp range but temps are usually the culpruit. Was this the 3/15 feeding? So 5 days after the fact?
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Re: Just Regurged..
Originally Posted by tttaylorrr
vomiting would happen immediately after swallowing. anything that comes back up instead of passing all the way through is a regurgitation. the definition of regurgitation explains partial digestion.
a bad feeder, meaning the prey item you fed might have been bad.
Okay, I understand. I already called vet, doctor is in a meeting but she will give me a call back later. I know it can happen, but considering that there was a fur last time too, makes me think this is second time he regurged.
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Re: Just Regurged..
Originally Posted by AbsoluteApril
watch the video, he caught it regurging
That's a small tub for such a wide temp range but temps are usually the culpruit. Was this the 3/15 feeding? So 5 days after the fact?
so he was fed on 3/15, this happened today, 3/20. So 5 days after feeding. Yes, I thought that it seems small but I saw the tub size chart so I thought it would be fine. However, I am moving him to 15 qt tub so he can better thermoregulate.
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Re: Just Regurged..
Originally Posted by AbsoluteApril
watch the video, he caught it regurging
That's a small tub for such a wide temp range but temps are usually the culpruit. Was this the 3/15 feeding? So 5 days after the fact?
i just started drinking my afternoon coffee, my reading comprehension will be back in a moment. that's totally a regurge.
EDIT: so 5 days after feeding did the snake regurge. okay.
Last edited by tttaylorrr; 03-20-2018 at 03:26 PM.
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1.0 Albino ✮ 0.1 Coral Glow ✮ 0.1 Super Cinnamon paradox ✮ 1.0 Piebald ✮ 0.1 Pastel Enchi Leopard het Piebald ✮ 1.0 Coral Glow het Piebald ✮
1.0 corn snake
1.0 Hypo ✮
1.0 crested gecko
0.1 ???? ✮
0.1 cat
0.1 Maine Coon mix ✮
0.1 human ✌︎
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Re: Just Regurged..
Originally Posted by gusanr14
so he was fed on 3/15, this happened today, 3/20. So 5 days after feeding. Yes, I thought that it seems small but I saw the tub size chart so I thought it would be fine. However, I am moving him to 15 qt tub so he can better thermoregulate.
i'd like to see this chart you mention. for my own edification.
Last edited by tttaylorrr; 03-20-2018 at 03:26 PM.
4.4 ball python
1.0 Albino ✮ 0.1 Coral Glow ✮ 0.1 Super Cinnamon paradox ✮ 1.0 Piebald ✮ 0.1 Pastel Enchi Leopard het Piebald ✮ 1.0 Coral Glow het Piebald ✮
1.0 corn snake
1.0 Hypo ✮
1.0 crested gecko
0.1 ???? ✮
0.1 cat
0.1 Maine Coon mix ✮
0.1 human ✌︎
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Re: Just Regurged..
Originally Posted by tttaylorrr
i'd like to see this chart you mention. for my own edification.
Not like an official chart I guess, but saw from the forum while searching. It was 6 qt for hatchling to 200 g, then move up to 15 qt till like 500 ~600 g then 28/32 qt as adult. Females usually in 41 or bigger. He was and is at like 140~150 g so thought 6 qt could work for him. But I am out to buy 15 qt.
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