Baby king same weight since we got her

[DennisM]

That is awesome, I didn't even think about parasites. Ill be sure to stick her on paper towels so I can easily grab a fecal sample. Thank you!!

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i doubt this is a parasite issue. the snake is not growing because it's not feeding. a non-feeding snake this size with parasites would likely be dead by now.

[DennisM]

is there still a regurge problem?

[distaff]

If it helps, my two kings (approx. 22 grams each) stopped feeding a few weeks ago.
Ordered RHP's to raise the heat. I hope that, combined with the lengthening days will bump them out of it.
They are alert and active, but indifferent to food.

It IS frustrating!

[nightrainfalls]

Then I would consider getting one. Sometimes with very small snakes, live pinkies work better than f/t. Wait at least two feed cycles after a regurge to feed again, then give one day old pinky. I would try one newborn pinky every five days. See if this gets your little snake back on track. Switch to f/t later when your snake has tripled its current weight.

David

[DennisM]

Then I would consider getting one. Sometimes with very small snakes, live pinkies work better than f/t. Wait at least two feed cycles after a regurge to feed again, then give one day old pinky. I would try one newborn pinky every five days. See if this gets your little snake back on track. Switch to f/t later when your snake has tripled its current weight.

David

agreed, if f/t is what's been offered so far I would definitely try live. also, day olds would be ideal as pinks can range from about 1 - 3 grams. larger pinks may be too much for a 10 gram snake.

[ashleymarie]

agreed, if f/t is what's been offered so far I would definitely try live. also, day olds would be ideal as pinks can range from about 1 - 3 grams. larger pinks may be too much for a 10 gram snake.

This is true!! She will take f/t but she was much more interested in the lives. I am looking over my records right now and I show that her last regurge was on September 26th. I waited for 13 days, fed her, and ever since then it looks like she has consistently eaten her food. I was mistake, i thought she has been missing more meals but my records are showing that she's been better than I gave her credit for. Now that I sat down and drew up a diagram of all the dates of her feedings, weights, and regurges, I can see that I have been very irregular with my feeding schedule. I never had a set schedule til recently and that may have been what is causing all this weird variability with my girl...

is there still a regurge problem?

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[DennisM]

Great, problem solved! A little one like this should be fed every 4-5 days.

[ashleymarie]

Great, problem solved! A little one like this should be fed every 4-5 days.

Yup! Lesson learned!!!

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[ashleymarie]

Hey all just wanted to update that little Sadie died about an hour ago. I feel responsible for her death because she refused the live day old pinkie and was still acting lethargic. The skin on her neck was loose and I just wanted her to eat. So after watching 6 or 7 videos on youtube, I gently tried to assist feed her the pinkie. She seemed like she was taking it well until the last of the pinkie cleared her mouth. All of a sudden she went limp and didn't respond to stimuli. I massaged the pinkie down gently but her throat was flat and unreactive. At this point I panicked and started sobbing that I murdered my girl and my husband ran in to comfort me. We watched her continue to twitch even after grieving, and I thought that maybe she was alive, but the longer I watched, the more I was sure she was just gone and her body was moving on its own. I feel like a gigantic idiot for trying to assist feed her but I felt like she was so lethargic I was scared she was going to starve.

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[Albert Clark]

Well listen, don't throw yourself under the bus. You tried very hard to correct the things that we all thought was the problem. Sometimes things are out of our scope of correcting. We all have had animals perish on us for different reasons. Look at how much you have learned for the next kingsnake that you decide to take on. You are more prepared now to recognize things and correct them. Grieving is normal but don't wallow in it. Just bounce back with a new kingsnake. Stay in peace and not pieces.